Hugh Owen Thomas

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Hugh Owen Thomas

Hugh Owen Thomas (* 1834 in Tyn Llan / Bodedern , Anglesey ; † 1891 in Liverpool ) was a British surgeon and orthopedist .

Life

In Wales -born Hugh Owen Thomas came from a family of medical assistant with diseases of musculoskeletal system treated ( Bonesetter ). He studied medicine in Edinburgh and London from 1854 , but soon after graduating in 1857 he settled in Liverpool, where he mainly worked as a general practitioner in poor neighborhoods. In 1891 he died of pneumonia.

Thomas set significant impulses in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, which is why he is known as the founder of orthopedics in Great Britain. Thomas was a staunch advocate of bed rest for tuberculosis and broken bones . He developed the Thomas splint , which was used to immobilize hip injuries and diseases (and which was later able to greatly reduce mortality from femoral fractures during World War I ). The Thomas collar allowed patients with tuberculosis of the cervical spine to have limited mobility. The Thomas handle named after him enables the detection of a flexion contracture in the hip joint. Together with the pathologist John Hughes Bennett , he continued to postulate concepts for treating tuberculosis through an abundant supply of fresh air.

bibliography

Thomas (center, with assistant) during a clinical examination. Undated photo, before 1891.
  • Diseases of the hip, knee and ankle joints, with their deformities, treated by a new and efficient method. T. Dobb and Co., Liverpool 1876
  • A review of the past and present treatment of disease in the hip, knee, and ankle joints: With their deformities (1878)
  • The past and present treatment of intestinal obstructions. 1879.
  • The treatment of fractures of the lower jaw. 1881.
  • Intestinal disease and obstruction. 1883.
  • Nerve inhibition and its relation to the practice of medicine. 1883.
  • Principles of the treatment of diseased joints. 1883.
  • The collegian of 1666 and the collegians of 1885: Or, what is recognized treatment? (1885)
  • The principles of the treatment of fractures and dislocations. 1886.
  • Fractures, dislocations, diseases and deformities of the bones of the trunk and upper extremities (1887)
  • A new lithotomy operation (1888)
  • An argument with the censor at St. Luke's Hospital, New York (1889)
  • Fractures, dislocations, deformities and diseases of the lower extremities (1890)
  • Lithotomy. 1890.
  • Contributions to surgery and medicine. London 1883-1890.

literature

  • AJ Carter: Hugh Owen Thomas: the cripple's champion. In: BMJ. 303 (6817): 21-28. Dec 1991, pp. 1578-1581. PMID 1773176
  • Barbara I. Tshisuaka: Thomas, Hugh Owen. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 1396.

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personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Hugh Owen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British orthopedist
DATE OF BIRTH 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Bodedern , Anglesey , UK
DATE OF DEATH 1891
Place of death Liverpool