Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891),Welsh surgeon. Thomas is known as the father of orthopaedic surgery. He came from a family of renowned bone-setters,but was the first to receive formal medical training,becoming a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1857. He practiced in Liverpool,specialising in orthopaedic surgery. He developed a number of orthopaedic devices,including the Thomas splint,a type of traction splint that stabilised femur (thigh bone) fractures and prevented infection. The use of the splint by Thomas's nephew during World War I reduced the mortality rate for femur fractures from 80 per cent to 8 per cent | |
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