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. He received the 1st State Prize of the Berlin University for his work on nerve suturing and nerve regeneration. The French surgeons Louis Léopold Ollier and Jules Péan had already recognized Gluck's importance in the 1890s. With his laryngeal surgery, he achieved world renown. Nevertheless, it took a long time for him to receive the academic recognition he deserved as a non-university surgeon. It was not until he was 70 years old (1922) that he was made an associate professor and even nominated for the Nobel Prize (unsuccessfully, because his work was considered too old at the time).
Themistocles Gluck | |
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 Themistocles Gluck
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| Born | 30 November 1853 |
| Died | 25 April 1942 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Romania, Germany |
| Known for | endoprostheses |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | medicine |
- Marcus J.K. Bankes and Roger J.H. Emery, ed. (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.
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- 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.
- THEMISTOCLES GLUCK – O GÊNIO QUE INICIOU A ARTROPLASTIA (Osvandré Lech)