Template:Did you know nominations/Mark M. Ravitch

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:16, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

Mark M. Ravitch

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• ... that Mark M. Ravitch introduced surgical staples, a time-saving replacement for suturing by hand, to American operating rooms? Source: "His surgical legacy ... for introducing the concept of surgical stapling in the U.S."

• Reviewed: Karen (orangutan)

Created by 97198 (talk). Self-nominated at 09:46, 13 March 2019 (UTC).

• Consider putting Félicien M. Steichen in hook. Did they introduce staples together? Copyvio ok, new, long enough with plenty room to expand. Hook in article, enough sources and in sources. He is worth an article..well done for finding him. Whispyhistory (talk) 17:02, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

• @Whispyhistory: Thanks for the review and sorry for the delayed reply. Yes, it was a team effort between Ravitch and Steichen (and likely many others, as with almost all medical innovations). I feel that the hook is not inaccurate as it stands, just as it would be to have an identical hook with Steichen's name instead, but I understand if you feel differently. 97198 (talk) 13:42, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

• Thanks...I think both names in hook would be more truthful and its in the article + source. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:45, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

• To get this moving again, I'm proposing the ALT hook per Whispyhistory's request, as 97198 didn't seem to object to it:

• ALT1: ... that Mark M. Ravitch and Félicien M. Steichen introduced surgical staples, a time-saving replacement for suturing by hand, to American operating rooms? —BlueMoonset (talk) 14:23, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

• Approving ALT1, which is in article and cited. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:11, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

• Thank you both, and sorry for my absence while I've been busy in real life. 97198 (talk) 07:09, 4 April 2019 (UTC)