Ramasamy Arul, Eardley W G P, Edwards D S, Clasper J C, Stewart M P M
The Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies, Imperial College London, London, UK Army Medical Directorate, Surrey, UK.
Army Medical Directorate, Surrey, UK Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, James Cook University Hospital MDHU (N), Middlesborough, UK.
J R Army Med Corps. 2016 Feb;162(1):12-7. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2014-000365. Epub 2014 Dec 15.
The First World War (1914-1918) was the first truly industrial conflict in human history. Never before had rifle fire and artillery barrage been employed on a global scale. It was a conflict that over 4 years would leave over 750,000 British troops dead with a further 1.6 million injured, the majority with orthopaedic injuries. Against this backdrop, the skills of the orthopaedic surgeon were brought to the fore. Many of those techniques and systems form the foundation of modern orthopaedic trauma management. On the centenary of 'the War to end all Wars', we review the significant advances in wound management, fracture treatment, nerve injury and rehabilitation that were developed during that conflict.
第一次世界大战（1914 - 1918）是人类历史上第一场真正的工业化冲突。此前从未有过在全球范围内使用步枪射击和炮火轰击的情况。这场冲突持续了4年多，导致超过75万英国军队死亡，另有160万人受伤，其中大多数是骨科损伤。在这种背景下，骨科外科医生的技能得以凸显。许多这些技术和系统构成了现代骨科创伤管理的基础。在“终结所有战争的战争”一百周年之际，我们回顾了在那场冲突期间伤口处理、骨折治疗、神经损伤和康复方面取得的重大进展。
