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Astley Paston Cooper

by Dr Mike Cadogan, last update January 23, 2019

Sir Astley Paston Cooper

Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768 – 1841) British surgeon and anatomist.

“If you are too fond of new remedies, first you will not cure your patients; secondly, you will have no patients to cure“

“It is the surgeon’s duty to tranquillize the temper, to beget cheerfulness, and to impart confidence of recovery.” Cooper’s Lectures on surgery

Biography

  • Born August 23, 1768 Norfolk
  • Died February 12, 1841, London

Medical Eponyms

  • Cooper’s disease – multiple, benign cystic growths in the breast
  • One of the first to describe: Tillaux Fracture

Major Publications

  • Cooper AP. On dislocation of the ankle joints. In: A treatise on dislocations and on fractures of the joints. London, 1822 [AKA – Tillaux Fracture]
  • Cooper A. A treatise on dislocations, and on fractures of the joints. London: Longman; 1824. [pp473–476] [Plate XXVIII Fig 1,2] [AKA – Galleazi fracture]

References

  • Fresquet JL. Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841). Historia de la Medicina.
  • Archive: COOPER, Sir Astley Paston (1768-1841). King’s College London College Archives

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About Dr Mike Cadogan

Emergency physician with a passion for medical informatics and medical education/textbooks. Asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. | @sandnsurf | + Mike Cadogan | LinkedIn

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