Alexander von Winiwarter

Alexander von Winiwarter (22 April 1848 – 31 October 1917) was an Austrian-Belgian surgeon who was a native of Vienna. He was the brother of physician Felix von Winiwarter (1852-1931).

Alexander Winiwarter obtained his medical doctorate in 1870 at the University of Vienna, and worked as a surgical assistant at the Vienna University Clinic under Theodor Billroth, a pioneer in the field of modern surgical practices. Later, he became head of the surgical department at the ''Kronprinz-Rudolf-Kinderspitals'' (Crown Prince Rudolf Children's Hospital), and in 1878 relocated to Belgium, where he became a professor of surgery at the University of Liège. Subsequently, he acquired Belgian citizenship.

In the latter part of the 19th century, Winiwarter introduced specialized massage and compression procedures to treat lymphedema, a disease that causes swollen arms and legs due to fluid retention in the lymphatic system. In 1932, Danish physiotherapist Emil Vodder refined and improved Winiwarter's technique to treat lymphedema. Vodder's treatment was to become known as manual lymphatic drainage. Provided by Wikipedia
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Participants: Winiwarter, Alexander von 1848-1917 [ VerfasserIn ]
Published: 1870
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien : Aus der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1870 61. Band, 1. Abtheilung (Jahrgang 1870), Heft 5, Seite 683-714, 1 Bildtafel
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Participants: Winiwarter, Alexander von 1848-1917 [ VerfasserIn ]
Published: 1868
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien : Aus der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1868 57. Band, 1. Abtheilung (Jahrgang 1868), Heft 5, Seite 922-928, 1 Bildtafel
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