title: Biographical sketch: Themistocles Gluck (1853-1942).
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 .
authors.affiliation: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1600 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. dick.brand@clinorthop.org
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mont
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Manring
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000266:history*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000266:history