An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16077 entries, 14165 authors and 1948 subjects. Updated: October 12, 2025

STROMEYER, Georg Friedrich Ludwig

3 entries
  • 4320

Die Durchschneidung der Achillessehne, als Heilmethode des Klumpfusses, durch zwei Fälle erläutert.

Mag. ges. Heilk., 39, 195-218, 1833.

Successful tenotomy for clubfoot established the reputation of Stromeyer as an orthopedic surgeon.



Subjects: GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS › Hereditary Disorders of the Skeleton › Clubfoot, ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Surgery & Treatments › Foot / Ankle, Podiatry
  • 4321

Beiträge zur operativen Orthopädik.

Hannover: Helwing, 1838.

Stromeyer is the founder of modern surgery of the locomotor system. He advocated and practised subcutaneous tenotomy for all deformities of the body arising from muscular defects.



Subjects: ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Surgery & Treatments
  • 2164

Maximen der Kriegsheilkunst.

Hannover: Hahn, 1855.

A landmark in military surgery, written by the founder of modern military surgery in Germany. Stromeyer, surgeon-general to the army of Hanover, is also notable for his important contributions to orthopedics. See Nos. 4320-21.



Subjects: MILITARY MEDICINE, SURGERY & HYGIENE