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H. Winnett Orr

American surgeon (1877-1956) · United States · Doctors · Died at 79

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Hiram Winnett Orr was an American orthopedic surgeon who was born in Pennsylvania and was raised and lived the rest of his life in Nebraska.

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Hiram Winnett Orr was an American orthopedic surgeon who was born in Pennsylvania and was raised and lived the rest of his life in Nebraska. More than any other person, Orr was responsible for the invention of an effective method of using plaster casts and surgery to achieve a reduction in infection rates during treatment of open fractures and compound fractures before the widespread adoption of antibiotics.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1956 · aged 79

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