Ludwig Wullstein (22 April 1864,Leopoldshall - 11 October 1930,Essen) was a Germansurgeon.
Wullstein studied medicine inLeipzig,Würzburg andBerlin, attaining the title of professor in 1908. From 1888 he was a member of the Corps Rhenania Würzburg.[1] In 1913 he was appointed chief physician at the "Bergmannsheil" (a miner's hospital) inBochum.[2]
At the turn of the century, Wullstein demonstrated a method of treatment forscoliosis by "forcible correction", achieving positive results in experiments with scoliotic dogs. His technique involved the use ofplaster of Paris jackets administered to the patient in an improved position, and influenced by applying considerabletraction and lateral pressure.[3]
Writings
editWith surgeonMax Wilms (1867-1918), he publishedLehrbuch der Chirurgie (1908-1909; 7th edition- 1923), a textbook of surgery that was translated into several different languages.[4] Other noted written works by Wullstein are:
- Die Skoliose in ihrer Behandlung und Entstehung nach klinischen und experimentellen Studien, 1902 - Scoliosis: treatment and evolution by clinical studies and experimentation.
- Bauchdecken, Leber, Milz, Pankreas, Magen, Darm, Hernien, Harn- und Geschlechtsorgane und Becken, 1910 -Abdominal wall,liver,spleen,pancreas,stomach,intestines,hernia,urinary andreproductive organs, andpelvis.[5]
References
edit- ^biographical information based on a translation of an equivalent article at theGerman Wikipedia.
- ^The Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 60, Issues 1-13 by American Medical Association
- ^Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders by Robert Williamson Lovett
- ^Max Wilms @Who Named It
- ^WorldCat Search (publications)