Hermann Kümmell (22 May 1852,

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– 19 February 1937) was a German

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. In 1875, he received his medical doctorate at

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, later working as an assistant physician to

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(1833-1902) at the municipal hospital in

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. In 1883 he became chief physician of the surgical department at the "Marienkrankenhaus" in

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, and in 1895 was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the '' Allgemeinen Krankenhaus Hamburg-Eppendorf''. In 1907 he became a titled professor, and in 1919 was a professor of surgery at the

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. Kümmell's work involved the treatment of fractures, bone implants and diseases of the

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. He also conducted extensive research of

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and

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disturbances, diseases of the chest, et al. He was among the first surgeons to advocate removal of the

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in cases of recurrent

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, and in 1886 attempted the first choledochotomy. Among his numerous publications on surgery was ''Chirurgische Operationslehre'', a three-volume work that he co-authored with

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(1861-1949) and Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Braun (1862-1934).

Associated eponyms

* "Kümmell's disease": Also known as delayed post-traumatic

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of a

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.Acta Orthopædica Belgica, Vol. 68 - 1 - 2002
Kummell's disease * "Kümmell's point": A diagnostical point of

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kummell, Hermann 1852 births 1937 deaths People from Korbach People from the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont German surgeons Academic staff of the University of Hamburg