Carl Nicoladoni was an Austrian surgeon

Surgeon

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 who was born in Vienna

Vienna

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. He received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna

University of Vienna

The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...

, and was later a professor of surgery at the Universities of Innsbruck (from 1881) and Graz

University of Graz

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 (from 1895).

Nicoladoni specialized in orthopedic

Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...

 and reconstructive surgery

Reconstructive surgery

Reconstructive surgery is, in its broadest sense, the use of surgery to restore the form and function of the body, although Maxillo-Facial Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons and Otolaryngologists do reconstructive surgery on faces after trauma and to reconstruct the head and neck after cancer.Other...

. He was particularly interested in research and diagnosis of scoliosis

Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side. Although it is a complex three-dimensional deformity, on an X-ray, viewed from the rear, the spine of an individual with scoliosis may look more like an "S" or a "C" than a straight line...

 and published several treatises on the disorder. He also performed the first successful thumb

Thumb

The thumb is the first digit of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position , the thumb is the lateral-most digit...

 replacement. This operation involved replacing a boy's lost thumb from the second toe of his right foot.

Nicoladoni made several contributions in regards to urogenital and gastrointestinal surgery. He introduced new surgical techniques concerning esophageal

Esophagus

The esophagus is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach. During swallowing, food passes from the mouth through the pharynx into the esophagus and travels via peristalsis to the stomach...

 diverticulum

Diverticulum

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 and torsion of the spermatic cord

Spermatic cord

The spermatic cord is the name given to the cord-like structure in males formed by the ductus deferens and surrounding tissue that run from the abdomen down to each testicle.-Contents of spermatic cord:...

. He also investigated the possibilities of gastroenterostomic

Gastroenterostomy

A gastroenterostomy is the surgical creation of a connection between the stomach and the jejunum. The operation can sometimes be performed at the same time as a partial gastrectomy...

surgery.

Written Works

• Die Architektur der Sskoliotischen Wirbelsaule (The Architecture of the Scoliotic Spine, 1889).
• Die Architektur der Kindlichen Skoliose (The Architecture of Juvenile Scoliosis, 1894).
• Die Skoliose des Lendensegmentes (The Scoliosis of Lumbar Segments, 1894)
• Daumenplastik. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (Toe to Thumb Replacement 1897, 10 : 663-670).