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212 s. : ill. ; 26 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index |
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Faces from the Front examines the British response to the huge number of soldiers who incurred facial injuries during the First World War. These injuries were produced within a short time span, but (for the first time in a major conflict) did not necessarily lead to death due to developments in anaesthesia and improvements in the treatment of infection and blood loss. Casualties were evacuated back to England, where surgeons had an opportunity to develop their skills on a large patient caseload. Harold Gillies, an ambitious young surgeon, developed a new branch of surgery: plastic surgery of the face. In 1915, Gillies set up a dedicated ward for patients with facial injuries at the Cambridge Military Hospital in Aldershot, Hampshire. |
Subject |
Gillies, H. D. (Harold Delf), 1882-1960
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Plastic surgeons -- History -- 20th century
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Surgery, Military -- History -- 20th century
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Head -- surgery
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Face -- surgery
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Surgery, Plastic -- history
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Plastikkirurgi
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Krigsskador
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Krigskirurgi
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Classmark |
617.5/1044
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ISBN/ISSN |
1911512668 (hardback) |
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9781911512660 (hardback) |
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