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Maxillofacial surgery: the impact of the Great War on both sides of the trenches

Author: Panagiotis Stathopoulos

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

“War is the father and King of all”, Heraclitus the obscure philosopher, declares. It certainly appears that the specialty of maxillofacial surgery was greatly advanced during WWI. This article focuses on the circumstances under which the specialty was developed, the significant events and the important figures that played a leading role in the advancement of a new fascinating surgical specialty. The literature leaves no doubt that trench warfare despite its devastating outcome for humanity has forged the shape of modern maxillofacial surgery.

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Title: Maxillofacial surgery: the impact of the Great War on both sides of the trenches
Author: Panagiotis Stathopoulos
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-017-0659-5

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