Themistocles Gluck

Themistocles Gluck
Themistocles Gluck
	Themistocles Gluck
Born	30 November 1853; Iaşi, Moldavia
Died	25 April 1942 (aged 88); Berlin
Nationality	German
Citizenship	Romania, Germany
Known for	endoprostheses
	Scientific career
Fields	medicine

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

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.

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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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.

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[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.