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Sir Thomas Bryant
British surgeon, born May 26, 1828, Kennington; died December 30, 1914.
Associated eponyms:
Bryant's sign (Sir Thomas Bryant)
A sign in dislocation of the shoulder.
Bryant's traction
Traction applied to the lower leg with the force pulling vertically, employed especially in fractures of the femur in infants and young children.
Bryant's triangle
A hypothetical triangle of lines drawn on the body in fracture of the neck of the femur to determine upward displacement of the trochanter.
Biography:
Thomas Bryant became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1853. He was a surgeon and lecturer in surgery at Guy’s Hospital. Besides his eponyms, he is remembered for having devised an operation for lumbar colostomy. He held several honourable positions and memberships.
Bibliography:
- A manual for the practice of surgery. 3rd edition, London, 1878.
- The diseases and injuries of the joints, clinical and pathological observations; clinical surgery. Parts I-VIII.
- The diseases of the breast, Villous and other diseases of the rectum.
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