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Thomas Porter McMurray

by Dr Mike Cadogan, last update December 4, 2018

Thomas Porter McMurray (1887 – 1949)

Thomas Porter McMurray (1887 – 1949) was a British orthopaedic surgeon.

Eponymously affilaited with the McMurray test

Biography

  • Born 5 December 1887, Belfast
  • 1910 – MB ChB BAO Belfast
  • 1923 – FRCS Edinburgh
  • 1946 – Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  • Died 16 November 1949, London

Medical Eponyms

  • McMurray test (1942)

Major Publications

  • McMurray TP. The semilunar cartilages. Br J Surg, 1942;29: 407–414.

References

  • Biography: McMurray, Thomas Porter (1887 – 1949). Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons of England.
  • Obituary: “THOMAS PORTER McMURRAY, C.B.E., M.Ch., F.R.C.S.” Bone & Joint Journal 31-B.4 (1949): 618-619.
  • McFarland B. The life and work of Thomas Porter McMurray. Liverpool University Press 1958.
  • Mostofi SB. Who’s Who in Orthopedics. Springer; pp229-230. 2005

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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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