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Peter Theodor Hackenbruch
German surgeon, born May 19, 1865, Andernach am Rhein; died May 25, 1924, Wiesbaden.
Associated eponyms:
Hackenbruch's Distraktionsklammern
German term. An instrument used by Hackenbruch in hernia operations.
Hackenbruch's hernia operation
Operation for inguinal hernia.
Hackenbruch's rhombus
Local anaesthesia of the operation area.
Biography:
Peter Theodor Hackenbruch studied at Bonn, where he received his doctorate in 1888. Following his internship (Assistentenzeit) with Friedrich Trendelenburg (1844-1924) he settled in Wiesbaden in 1892, and in 1900 succeeded Friedrich Cramer (1847-1903) as head physician in the surgical department of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in that city.
Bibliography:
- Örtliche Schmerzlosigkeit bei Operationen. Wiesbaden, Bechtold, 1897.
- Die Schmerzverhütung in der Chirurgie. München, 1906.
- Vademekum für die Verwendung der Röntgenstrahlen und des Distraktionsklammer-Verfahrens in und nach dem Kriege.
With W. Berger. Leipzig, 1915.
Biographical:
- Isidor Fischer (1869-1943), publisher:
Biographisches Lexikon der hervorragenden Ärzte der letzten fünfzig Jahre.
Berlin – Wien, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1932.
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