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.