Hugh Owen Thomas (1834–1891) is considered to be the father of British orthopedics. Hugh Owen Thomas came from a bonesetting family in Anglesey, Wales. Although raised and taught in the methods of bonesetting, he, later on, came to harshly condemn bonesetting, both by unqualified bonesetters and qualified medical practitioners as well. Writers on Hugh Owen Thomas's life questioned his harsh condemning of bonesetting, as this method of treatment helped many patients, and wondered why he was so critical of it. This paper discusses Hugh Owen Thomas's views on bonesetting and gives some discussion on why he was so critical, critical to the point of being polemic and argumentative on the subject.

Hugh Owen Thomas (1834–1891) 被认为是英国骨科之父。休·欧文·托马斯 (Hugh Owen Thomas) 来自威尔士安格尔西的一个骨干家庭。尽管在接骨方法中长大和教授，但他后来严厉谴责了不合格接骨师和合格医生的接骨。休·欧文·托马斯 (Hugh Owen Thomas) 生平的作家质疑他对接骨术的严厉谴责，因为这种治疗方法帮助了许多患者，并想知道他为什么对它如此挑剔。本文讨论了休·欧文·托马斯 (Hugh Owen Thomas) 对接骨的看法，并讨论了他为何如此挑剔，以至于在这个问题上争论不休。