Department for the History and Philosophy of Medical Sciences, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Przybyszewskiego 37A, 60-364, Poznan, Poland.
Int Orthop. 2022 Feb;46(2):401-407. doi: 10.1007/s00264-021-05183-2. Epub 2021 Aug 16.
The Great War (1914-1918) caused a dramatic increase in the number of limbless invalids. Orthopaedics became the field of medicine that could offer the most effective help for those patients.
This review article aims to present how new operations and methods in the field of orthopaedics spread to other countries during the Great War.
Historical photographs of patients treated by being given hand prostheses are analysed and discussed as a case study of the transfer of orthopaedic techniques in Europe. The pictures were taken in a provincial military hospital, directed by Ireneusz Wierzejewski, the pioneer of orthopaedics in Poland.
The methods of preparing stumps for prostheses at Wierzejewski's hospital followed the patterns of the time. In some cases, the prostheses were further modified to better help patients return to their former lives.
The case of the Fortress Hospital in Poznań demonstrates that kinetic hand prostheses were also available in provincial hospitals. Modern orthopaedic procedures remain an effective treatment and a way to restore amputees to society.
第一次世界大战(1914-1918 年)导致了大量肢体残缺伤残军人的出现。骨科成为了能够为这些患者提供最有效帮助的医学领域。
本文旨在展示第一次世界大战期间,骨科领域的新手术和方法如何传播到其他国家。
通过分析和讨论为手部假肢治疗的患者的历史照片,作为欧洲骨科技术转移的案例研究。这些照片是由波兰骨科先驱 Ireneusz Wierzejewski 在一家省级军医院拍摄的。
Wierzejewski 医院制作假肢残肢的方法符合当时的模式。在某些情况下,假肢还进行了进一步的修改,以更好地帮助患者恢复到以前的生活。
波兹南堡垒医院的案例表明,动力手部假肢在省级医院也有应用。现代骨科手术仍然是一种有效的治疗方法,可以帮助截肢者重新融入社会。