Thomas Porter McMurray

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