Hugh Owen Thomas

Hugh Owen Thomas (* 1834 in Bode Dern, Anglesey, † 1891 in Liverpool) was a British surgeon and orthopedic surgeon.

Life

Thomas came from a family of therapeutic agents that musculoskeletal disorders treated ( Bonesetter ). He studied in Edinburgh and London, but left soon after graduating in 1857 in Liverpool, where he mainly worked as a general practitioner in poor neighborhoods. In 1891, he died of pneumonia.

Thomas helped shape in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, which is why it is referred to as the father of orthopedics in the UK. Thomas was an energetic supporter of bed rest in tuberculosis and broken bones. He developed the Thomas splint, which was used for immobilization in hip injuries and diseases (and later was able to reduce greatly in the First World War, the mortality from fractures of the femur ). The Thomas - collar allowed patients with tuberculosis infection of the cervical spine limited mobility. Named after him Thomas - handle allows for the detection of a flexion contracture of the hip joint. Together with the pathologist John Hughes Bennett he postulated further concepts for the treatment of tuberculosis by the abundant supply of fresh air.

Bibliography

  • Diseases of the hip, knee and ankle joints (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 Recognised 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 surgery (1888 )
  • Fractures, dislocations, deformities and diseases of the lower extremities (1890)
  • Lithotomy (1890)
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