Max Schede was a German surgeon

Surgeon

In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...

 who was a native of Arnsberg

Arnsberg

Arnsberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg's administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hochsauerlandkreis.-Geography:...

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Schede studied medicine at the Universities of Halle, Heidelberg and Zurich

University of Zurich

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, and earned his medical doctorate in 1866. After serving as a doctor in the Austro-Prussian War

Austro-Prussian War

The Austro-Prussian War was a war fought in 1866 between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies and Italy on the...

, he became an assistant to Richard von Volkmann

Richard von Volkmann

Richard von Volkmann , was a prominent German surgeon and poet.He was born in Leipzig in 1830, the son of A.W. Volkmann. Richard entered medical school in Berlin and graduated in 1854...

 (1830-1889) at Halle, and during the Franco-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...

 was head of a Feldlazaretts. In 1875 he was in charge of the surgical department at the Friedrichshain Hospital in Berlin

Berlin

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, and in 1880 practiced surgery at St. Georg Hospital in Hamburg

Hamburg

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At Hamburg he was a catalyst concerning the construction of Eppendorf Hospital, and in 1888 became head of its surgical department. In 1895 he became a professor of surgery at the University of Bonn

University of Bonn

The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...

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Schede was a pioneer of antisepsis in Germany, and in 1890 introduced a surgical procedure called thoracoplasty

Thoracic surgery

Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax . Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, and diaphragm....

, which involved resection

Segmental resection

Segmental resection is a surgical procedure to remove part of an organ or gland. It may also be used to remove a tumor and normal tissue around it. In lung cancer surgery, segmental resection refers to removing a section of a lobe of the lung.- External links :* entry in the public domain NCI...

 of the thorax for treatment of chronic empyema

Empyema

Pleural empyema is an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity. Most pleural empyemas arise from an infection within the lung , often associated with parapneumonic effusions. There are three stages: exudative, fibrinopurulent and organizing. In the exudative stage, the pus accumulates...

. His name is associated with the "Schede method", also known as "Schede's clot", which is a procedure that involves scraping off dead tissue in bone necrosis

Necrosis

Necrosis is the premature death of cells in living tissue. Necrosis is caused by factors external to the cell or tissue, such as infection, toxins, or trauma. This is in contrast to apoptosis, which is a naturally occurring cause of cellular death...

, allowing the cavity to fill with blood, then covering it with gauze

Gauze

Gauze is a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave.-Uses and types:Gauze was originally made of silk and was used for clothing. It is now used for many different things, including gauze sponges for medical purposes. When used as a medical dressing, gauze is generally made of cotton...

and rubber.

In 1874 he was a co-founder of the journal Zentralblatt für Chirurgie.