William H. Bennett (surgeon)
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Sir William Henry Bennett FRCS
(1852 – 1931) was a British
surgeon
. He introduced London doctors to massage as a treatment modality for new fractures in 1898 and he established a department of massage at St George's Hospital
where he was a senior surgeon. However, his most important contribution to medical science was a paper in which he introduced the surgical procedure of posterior rhizotomy
for the relief of spasmodic pain in a lower extremity. Vide: Garrison & Morton bibliography number 4861.1 and Wilkins.
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
(1852 – 1931) was a British
United Kingdom
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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...
. He introduced London doctors to massage as a treatment modality for new fractures in 1898 and he established a department of massage at St George's Hospital
St George's Hospital
Founded in 1733, St George’s Hospital is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. It shares its main hospital site in Tooting, England with the St George's, University of London which trains NHS staff and carries out advanced medical research....
where he was a senior surgeon. However, his most important contribution to medical science was a paper in which he introduced the surgical procedure of posterior rhizotomy
Rhizotomy
A rhizotomy is a term chiefly referring to a neurosurgical procedure that selectively severs problematic nerve roots in the spinal cord, most often to relieve the symptoms of neuromuscular conditions such as spastic diplegia and other forms of spastic cerebral palsy...
for the relief of spasmodic pain in a lower extremity. Vide: Garrison & Morton bibliography number 4861.1 and Wilkins.
External links
- University of California Libraries Internet copy of Bennett's 1910 edition of: Lectures on the use of massage. . . etc.