An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16058 entries, 14142 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: November 9, 2024

MORTON, Thomas George

3 entries
  • 4341

A peculiar and painful affection of the fourth metatarso-phalangeal articulation.

Amer. J. med. Sci., Philadelphia, 71, 37-45, 1876.

First complete description of anterior metatarsalgia (“Morton’s disease”). See also No. 4325.



Subjects: ORTHOPEDICS › Diseases of or Injuries to Bones, Joints & Skeleton, PAIN / Pain Management, Podiatry
  • 3569

Cases of exploratory laparotomy followed by appropriate remedial operation.

Trans. Coll. Phys. Philad., 9, 183, 1887.

Thomas George Morton (1835-1903) was one of the first deliberately to operate for and remove the inflamed appendix after correct diagnosis, April 1887. The patient survived. Case reported by Woodbury.



Subjects: SURGERY: General , SURGERY: General › Appendicitis
  • 8725

The history of the Pennsylvania Hospital 1751 to 1895. By Thomas G. Morton, assisted by Frank Woodbury.

Philadelphia: Times Printing House, 1897.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.



Subjects: HOSPITALS › History of Hospitals, U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › Pennsylvania