Carl Nicoladoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian surgeon
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Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
About Carl Nicoladoni
- Carl Nicoladoni (April 23, 1847 – December 4, 1902) was an Austrian surgeon born in Vienna. He received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, and was later a professor of surgery at the Universities of Innsbruck (from 1881) and Graz (from 1895). Nicoladoni specialized in orthopedic and reconstructive surgery.
- He was particularly interested in research and diagnosis of scoliosis, publishing several treatises on the disorder.
- He also performed the first successful thumb replacement, an operation involving replacement of a boy's lost thumb with the second toe of his right foot.Nicoladoni made contributions in regards to urogenital and gastrointestinal surgery.
- He introduced new surgical techniques for treatment of esophageal diverticulum as well as for torsion of the spermatic cord.
- He also investigated the possibilities of gastroenterostomic surgery.
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