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Biographical Sketch: Themistocles Gluck (1853–1942)

Authors: Richard A. Brand, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD, M. M. Manring, PhD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 6/2011

Abstract

This biographical sketch on Themistocles Gluck corresponds to the historic text, The Classic: Report on the positive results obtained by the modern surgical experiment regarding the suture and replacement of defects of superior tissue, as well as the utilization of re-absorbable and living tamponade in surgery (1891), available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-011-1837-7.

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Title: Biographical Sketch: Themistocles Gluck (1853–1942)
Authors: Richard A. Brand, MD
Michael A. Mont, MD
M. M. Manring, PhD
Publication date: 01-06-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-011-1836-8

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