title: [A modern textbook is 100 years old. Albert Hoffa and the "Textbook of Orthopedic Surgery"].
abstract: The appearance of Albert Hoffa's "Textbook book of orthopaedics" in 1891 saw the young special discipline enter a new phase of professionalisation in the German-speaking countries. Hoffa defined in this work the scope and methodology of orthopaedics in a sense that is still valid today. By including operative and conservative forms of treatment, he created the foundation for a continued scientific development of the subject. Only with the appearance of Hoffa's work did orthopaedics gain acceptance as a special area by many physicians. The far-reaching influence and significance of the textbook for orthopaedics is portrayed with the aid of historic sources.
authors.affiliation: Medizinhistorisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Thomann
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D013782:Textbooks as Topic
vernacular_title: Ein modernes Lehrbuch wird 100 Jahre alt. Albert Hoffa und das "Lehrbuch der orthopädischen Chirurgie".