JBJS | Orthopaedic Surgery Advances Resulting from World War II

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 86, Issue 1

The Orthopaedic Forum | January 01, 2004

Orthopaedic Surgery Advances Resulting from World War II

Paul J. Dougherty, MD¹; Peter R. Carter, MD²; David Seligson, MD³; Daniel R. Benson, MD⁴; John M. Purvis, MD⁵

¹ Medical Corps, United States Army William Beaumont Army Medical Center, 6548 Majestic Ridge Drive, El Paso, TX 79912. E-mail address: paul.dougherty@amedd.army.mil
² Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 222 Welborn Street, Dallas, TX 79219
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, 550 South Jackson Street, 3rd Floor Bridge, Louisville, KY 40220
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3800, Sacramento, CA 95817
⁵ Pediatric Orthopaedic Specialists of Mississippi, 1190 North State Street, Suite 204, Jackson, MS 39202

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2004; 86:176-181

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The United States' effort in World War II was of unprecedented scale in both human endeavor and cost. United States Army hospitals treated 599,724 patients who were wounded in action, and approximately 67.1% of them had extremity wounds1. In addition, 68,207 members of the United States Marines and 37,778 members of the United States Navy were reported as wounded in action2. As a result of the tremendous number of casualties, this war provided a catalyst for advancements in medical care.

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world war ii ; wars ; fracture ; hand surgery ; amputation ; antibiotics

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