Carl Nicoladoni (April 23, 1847 – December 4, 1902) was an Austrian surgeon born in

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. He received his medical doctorate from the

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, and was later a professor of surgery at the Universities of Innsbruck (from 1881) and

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(from 1895). Nicoladoni specialized in

orthopedic Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeleta ...

and

reconstructive surgery Reconstructive surgery is surgery performed to restore normal appearance and function to body parts malformed by a disease or medical condition. Description Reconstructive surgery is a term with training, clinical, and reimbursement implica ...

. He was particularly interested in research and diagnosis of

scoliosis Scoliosis is a condition in which a person's spine has a sideways curve. The curve is usually "S"- or "C"-shaped over three dimensions. In some, the degree of curve is stable, while in others, it increases over time. Mild scoliosis does not t ...

, publishing several treatises on the disorder. He also performed the first successful

thumb The thumb is the first digit of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thu ...

replacement, an operation involving replacement of a boy's lost thumb with the second toe of his right foot.Nicoladoni's operation
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Nicoladoni made contributions in regards to

urogenital The genitourinary system, or urogenital system, are the organs of the reproductive system and the urinary system. These are grouped together because of their proximity to each other, their common embryological origin and the use of common path ...

and

gastrointestinal surgery Digestive system surgery, or gastrointestinal surgery, can be divided into upper GI surgery and lower GI surgery. Subtypes Upper gastrointestinal Upper gastrointestinal surgery, often referred to as upper GI surgery, refers to a practise of sur ...

. He introduced new surgical techniques for treatment of esophageal

diverticulum In medicine or biology, a diverticulum is an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure are involved, diverticula are described as being either true or false. In medicine, t ...

as well as for torsion of the spermatic cord. He also investigated the possibilities of gastroenterostomic surgery.

Works

* ''Die Architektur der Sskoliotischen Wirbelsaule'' (Architecture of the scoliotic spine, 1889). * ''Die Architektur der Kindlichen Skoliose'' (Architecture of juvenile scoliosis, 1894). * ''Die Skoliose des Lendensegmentes'' (Scoliosis of lumbar segments, 1894) * ''Daumenplastik. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift'' (Toe to thumb replacement 1897, 10 : 663–670).

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicoladoni, Carl 1847 births 1902 deaths Austrian orthopedic surgeons Medical educators Physicians from Vienna University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Graz Academic staff of the University of Innsbruck

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