Themistocles Gluck
| Themistocles Gluck | |
|---|---|
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Themistocles Gluck | |
| Born |
30 November 1853 Iaşi, Moldavia |
| Died |
25 April 1942 (aged 88) Berlin |
| Citizenship | Romania, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | medicine |
| Known for | endoprostheses |
Themistocles Gluck (November 30, 1853, in Iaşi, Moldavia; – April 25, 1942, in Berlin) was a German physician and surgeon. He first invented endoprostheses from ivory in 1890 at Berlin when he performed the first documented total wrist Arthroplasty.[1]
References
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- Marcus J.K. Bankes and Roger J.H. Emery (editor) (1995). "Pioneers of shoulder replacement: Themistocles Gluck and Jules Emile Péan". Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (United States: Elsevier) 4 (4): 259–62. doi:10.1016/S1058-2746(05)80018-7. ISSN 1058-2746. PMID 8542368. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- Eynon-Lewis, N J; Ferry D; Pearse M F (1992). "Themistocles Gluck: an unrecognised genius". BMJ (England) 305 (6868): 1534–6. doi:10.1136/bmj.305.6868.1534. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1884727. PMID 1286374.
- Wessinghage, D (1991). "[Themistocles Gluck. 100 years artificial joint replacement]". Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete (Germany) 129 (5): 383–8. doi:10.1055/s-2008-1040261. ISSN 0044-3220. PMID 1836692.
- von Zippel, H (April 1990). "Multi-morbidity and perioperative risk of total hip endoprosthesis". Beiträge zur Orthopädie und Traumatologie (Germany) 37 (4): 193–203. ISSN 0005-8149. PMID 2201280.
- Muster, D (April 1990). "Themistocles Gluck, Berlin 1890: a pioneer of multidisciplinary applied research into biomaterials for endoprostheses". Bulletin of the history of dentistry (United States) 38 (1): 3–6. ISSN 0007-5132. PMID 2076458.
- Zipple, J; Meyer-Ralfs M (February 1975). "Themistocles Gluck (1853-1942), pioneer in endoprosthetics". Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete (West Germany) 113 (1): 134–9. ISSN 0044-3220. PMID 1098295.