1 / 21

Report of the Historian

Report of the Historian. Andreas Gohritz Hannover, Germany. Council Meeting FESSH Conngress 2008 June 18-21, 2008, Lausanne. Histories of National Hand Surgery Societies. New articles planned / authors contacted Spain (Marc Garcia-Elias) Italy (M…… C….. ?) Poland (  Congress 2009)

thomasmorrison
Download Presentation

Report of the Historian

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Report of the Historian Andreas Gohritz Hannover, Germany Council Meeting FESSH Conngress 2008 June 18-21, 2008, Lausanne

  2. Histories of National Hand Surgery Societies • New articles planned / • authors contacted • Spain (Marc Garcia-Elias) • Italy (M…… C….. ?) • Poland (Congress 2009) • 4. Russia (Igor Goloubev) • 5. Turkey (Ayan Gülgönen)

  3. Historical Article Original text and author portrait Weber (1834): Two-point-discrimination * Marie and Foix (1913): CTS (autopsy) – First suggestion to transect transverse flexor carpal ligament * * complete, to be submitted

  4. Historical Bibliography Journals (Pubmed, Science direct, Embase): • Biographies / Orbituaries • Procedures / Techniques • Associations / Meetings Rare Books Portraits Title, edition, short comment (of owner) ?

  5. Rare Books / Articles • Title • Edition • Importance for Hand Surgery • Scanned extracts / Slides • Short comment (of owner)

  6. Example 1 Erich Lexer: Die Freien Transplantationen(The Free Transplantations), 2 volumes (1919 / 24). Summary of Lexer‘ s pioneering work since 1905 of transplanting skin, mucosa, tendons, muscle, fat, bone, cartilage, ... 1912 - Earliest immunological explanation of graft rejection in the medical literature ?

  7. Vein grafting to bridge arterial defects first performed in a brachial artery aneurysm using vena saphena magna (1907) = start of many developements used today in • vascular surgery • cardiac surgery • reconstructive microsurgery

  8. Introduction of free flexor tendon grafting using palmaris longus and toe extensors (first series of 10 cases until 1908) Vein graft as a substitute for the sliding canal

  9. Restoration of finger joints by articular toe transplantations (6 cases until 1913)

  10. First 3 books: Günther, The Wrist in Mechanical, Anatomical and Surgical Relation (1841) Kanaval, Infections of the Hand (1912) Bunnell, Surgery of the Hand (1944) Virtual historical book library Legal problems to be cleared ?

  11. Linked Web-site on History of Hand Surgery Journals (Pubmed, Science direct): • Biographies / Orbituaries • Procedures / Techniques • Associations / Meetings

  12. Sources Already searched: • Journal of Hand Surgery British & European (digital 1984-2007) • European Journal of Hand Surgery (digital 2007-2008) • Journal of Hand Surgery American (digital version 1988-2008) • British J Plast Surg / JPRAS (digital 1980-2008)  about 130 relevant articles To be searched: • British J Plast Surg (1950-1979) • Plast Reconstr Surg (digital 1948-2008) Direct link to internet address possible ?

  13. Otto Hilgenfeldt (1900-1983) –Tribute to a Pioneer of Hand Surgery in Europe Andreas Gohritz, Lee A. Dellon*, Peter M. Vogt Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA*

  14. Sensory Repair Restoration of Sensibility and Touch = Key Principle of his Innovations

  15. „Fingerauswechslung“(Neurovascular finger exchange)

  16. Name-giver for Scholar-ship ? To invite colleagues from developing countries to European hand centers • overcoming their exclusion from exchange of knowledge and techniques • reducing political or financial burdens • FESSH meeting good opportunity to contact sponsors

  17. Gustav B. Günther‘s forgotten book„The wrist in mechanical, anatomical and surgical relation“ dated 1841 - an opportunity missed, buta gem to be rediscovered Andreas Gohritz, Peter M. Vogt, Christophe Oberlin* Hannover / Germany Paris / France*

  18. The Book Günther‘ s monograph started in 1839 and published in 1841 of 141 pages exclusively dedicated to the wrist joint

  19. Thank you very much for your attention !

More Related