# Clive Lee

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British engineer (1939–2021)

Professor Clive Lee Born (1939-02-18)18 February 1939 Kings Norton, Birmingham, England Died 2 November 2021(2021-11-02) (aged 82) Education University of Nottingham Notable work Co-developer of the Exeter hip system, 1970

**Alan John Clive Lee** (18 February 1939 – 2 November 2021) was a British design engineer known for co-creating the [Exeter hip](/source/Exeter_hip) system in association with orthopaedic surgeon, [Robin Ling](/source/Robin_Ling). Unlike any other hip replacement, the collarless polished tapered cemented hip stem became the most widely used cemented total hip joint in the [National Health Service](/source/National_Health_Service).

## Early life

Clive Lee was born in February 1939. He was schooled in [Solihull](/source/Solihull), England. Whilst working as an apprentice for [Rolls-Royce](/source/Rolls-Royce_Limited), he studied mechanical engineering at the [University of Nottingham](/source/University_of_Nottingham), subsequently receiving a first class honours degree in 1961.[1]

## Career

In 1966, Lee was appointed assistant lecturer at [University of Exeter](/source/University_of_Exeter). He went on to become fellow in the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics in Exeter. He has published widely in academic British and international journals. In 2020, Lee was made a Professor by the University of Exeter.

*"We were proud to name the hip after Exeter as so many people in the University and the hospital were instrumental in its development. We had significant technical and other support from the University's former department of Engineering Science.... Still the biggest pleasure for me is when people who have had replacement hips come up to me and thank me for changing their lives."* - quoted by Lee sometime after 2010.[2]

In 2010, the millionth Exeter hip was implanted.[3] It became the most widely used hip replacement worldwide.[1][4]

## Personal life

Lee lived in [Exeter](/source/Exeter) with his wife, Pamela. They had two children; a son and a daughter. Both graduated from the [University of Nottingham](/source/University_of_Nottingham) in engineering disciplines.[1] He died on 2 November 2021, at the age of 82.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["The University of Exeter - Honorary Graduates - Friday 24 July 2009 morning ceremony"](http://www.exeter.ac.uk/honorarygraduates/2009/ceremony6.shtml). *www.exeter.ac.uk*. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Exeter Hip | SETsquared Partnership"](http://www.setsquared.co.uk/impact/health-case-studies/exeter-hip). *www.setsquared.co.uk*. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Exeter hip system celebrates 40 years and 1 million stems"](https://www.healio.com/orthopedics/hip/news/print/orthopaedics-today-europe/%7Bb05543c1-d9e1-414a-94f1-e19a7c1a0b55%7D/the-exeter-hip-system-celebrates-40-years-and-1-million-stems). *www.healio.com*. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Tansey, T.](/source/Tilli_Tansey) (2006). [*Early development of total hip replacement\]*](https://web.archive.org/web/20151024091217/http://www.histmodbiomed.org/sites/default/files/44852.pdf) (PDF). Wellcome. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978 085484 111 0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978_085484_111_0). Archived from the original on 24 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Professor Clive Lee, design engineer who co-created the 'Exeter Hip', which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary – obituary"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/11/18/professor-clive-lee-design-engineer-co-created-exeter-hip-last/). *The Telegraph*. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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