His advocacy of the use of Thomas splint for the initial treatment of femoral fractures reduced mortality of compound fractures of the femur from 87% to less than 8% in the period from 1916 to 1918.
Njegovo zagovaranje korištenja Thomasove udlage za početno liječenje prijeloma femura smanjilo je stopu smrtnosti uslijed prijeloma femura s 87% na manje od 8% u razdoblju od 1916. do 1918. godine.