2 Quotes & Sayings By Hediger
George Hediger was born in Baden near Vienna in 1841. He studied medicine at the Universities of Vienna and Tubingen, where he received his doctorate in 1864. Upon graduation, he began to practice neurology in his hometown. In recognition of his outstanding work against paralysis, in 1891 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of St
Michael and St. George by the Sultan Abdul Hamid II. His research into the pathology of paralysis led him to discover that trephination was a common cause of spinal cord injury, especially among soldiers during wartime.
He recognized that this practice caused damage to the spinal cord, which could lead to paralysis or death. He also discovered that trephination could be prevented by using a sharp implement with a sterile covering between it and the skin, thus avoiding infection due to contamination.