Orthopedic Surgery Residency Mock Interview
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Who is one of the fathers of modern orthopedic surgery?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
A Pub Med abstract names Robert Jones as one of the fathers of modern orthopedic surgery. Robert Jones organized and revolutionized the treatment and management of war wounds in World War I and established specialized military orthopedic hospitals for the care and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. Another father of orthopedic surgery is Robert Jones' uncle Hugh Owen Thomas. Hugh was a descendant of a line of bone setters and placed great importance on rest in treating fractures. The interviewers ask this question as they expect every orthopedic surgery candidate to know these men. Describe in your own words how Robert Jones or Hugh Owen Thomas is one of the fathers of modern orthopedic surgery and how they earned that title.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"One of the fathers of modern orthopedic surgery is Hugh Owen Thomas. Mr. Thomas was responsible for creating the Thomas splint, which was widely used during World War I. The use of the Thomas splint reduced the soldier's mortality from 80% to just 8% by the end of the war."
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