title: [Themistocles Gluck (1853-1942), pioneer in endoprosthetics].
abstract: There ist reported about the surgeon Prof. Themistocles Gluck, who first invented endoprostheses from ivory in 1890 at Berlin. So we believe, that he was the pioneer in endoprosthetics.
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint; D001858:Bone Nails; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D007719:Knee Joint; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history*; D011474:Prosthesis Design
vernacular_title: Themistocles Gluck (1853-1972) Wegbereiter der Endoprothetik