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MORTON, Thomas George (1835 – 1903)

1835 – 1903

3 entries in the GMN corpus.

1876 CE

#4341

A peculiar and painful affection of the fourth metatarso-phalangeal articulation.

First complete description of anterior metatarsalgia (“Morton’s disease”). See also No. 4325.

1887 CE

#3569

Cases of exploratory laparotomy followed by appropriate remedial operation.

Thomas George Morton (1835-1903) was one of the first deliberately to operate for and remove the inflamed appendix after correct diagnosis, April 1887. The patient survived. Case reported by Woodbury.

1897 CE

#8725

The history of the Pennsylvania Hospital 1751 to 1895

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.