Jump to content

Themistocles Gluck

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rathfelder (talk | contribs) at 20:47, 18 April 2020 (removed Category:People from Berlin; added Category:Physicians from Berlin using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Themistocles Gluck
Themistocles Gluck
Born30 November 1853
Died25 April 1942(1942-04-25) (aged 88)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipRomania, Germany
Known forendoprostheses
Scientific career
Fieldsmedicine

Themistocles Gluck (30 November 1853 in Iaşi, Moldavia – 25 April 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

  1. ^ Ritt, MJ; Stuart, PR; Naggar, L; Beckenbaugh, RD (December 1994). "The early history of arthroplasty of the wrist. From amputation to total wrist implant". J Hand Surg Br. 19: 778–82. doi:10.1016/0266-7681(94)90257-7. PMID 7706886.