Forster Seth
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, GBR.
Cureus. 2024 Oct 1;16(10):e70608. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70608. eCollection 2024 Oct.
Percivall Pott was an eighteenth-century English surgeon best known for three eponymous diseases: Pott's fracture, Pott's puffy tumour and Pott's disease of the spine. He wrote extensively, with treatises covering a wide range of surgical subjects, including cataracts, cranial trauma, hernias and neurology. Pott's practice came at a time when surgery was being transformed from the work of barbers into a scientific study. His publications had a wide-reaching impact, influencing contemporary practice and setting out building blocks for the work of those who came after him. This article aims to explore the life and career of Percivall Pott, looking in particular at his influence on the subjects of orthopaedics and occupational medicine.
珀西瓦尔·波特是18世纪的英国外科医生，以三种以他名字命名的疾病而闻名：波特骨折、波特肿疡和波特脊柱病。他著述颇丰，论文涵盖了广泛的外科主题，包括白内障、颅脑创伤、疝气和神经学。波特行医之时，外科手术正从理发师的工作转变为一项科学研究。他的出版物产生了广泛影响，影响了当代的实践，并为后人的工作奠定了基础。本文旨在探讨珀西瓦尔·波特的生平与职业生涯，尤其关注他对骨科和职业医学领域的影响。
