Word: gaenslen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...which in turn sticks to the waterproof sheet beneath so that no moisture can escape. Dr. Charnley thought of trying a spongy sort of sheet made of nylon and polyvinyl chloride. But U.S. orthopedists had beaten him to the idea, with animal skins. Milwaukee's Dr. Frederick G. Gaenslen, copying an idea used by his orthopedist-father, uses close-cropped sheepskin...
...spaces in the wool allow the skin to dry, and ease the pressure on the spine," says Dr. Gaenslen. "I order a sheepskin for a patient the same as I'd order aspirin." A Buffalo surgeon uses deerskins, finds that they work well, and has no difficulty getting hunters in the neighborhood to donate them-a radio appeal once brought in hundreds. Two of the idea's biggest boosters are El Paso's Dr. Louis W. Breck and Dr. Saul Gonzalez, who have used sheepskins for thousands of patients. They have seen virtually no bed ulcers...