Hyphenated history: the Böhler-Braun frame.
Throughout the history of medicine, many great physicians have originated or popularized ideas that have resulted in their names being attached to a device, procedure, or disease process. Hyphenated eponyms are especially interesting, for there are always underlying stories that explicate how people became associates in history. This paper will describe a bit of hyphenated history regarding orthopaedic trauma, specifically, the development of the Böhler-Braun frame. The lives of two great surgeons associated with this device, Lorenz Böhler, the "father of traumatology," and Heinrich Braun, the "father of local anesthesia," will also be reviewed.
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Aaron L
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Horizon Health System, Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mehlman
Charles T
CT
Meiss
Ludwig
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D004850:Eponyms; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history; D009989:Orthotic Devices / Q000266:history*; D014143:Traction / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation