Abstract
The First World War was a very harsh conflict and statistics recorded a great number of victims, both soldiers and civilians. One hundred years later, the whole world is commemorating the Great War by celebrating people and events that contributed to shaping the XX century. Beyond remembering political figures, war heroes or even famous battles, it is also important to underline the contribution of those who devoted their efforts to improve the living conditions during war campaigns. This is the case of Sir Robert Jones, one of the fathers of XX century orthopaedics, who contributed to re-organize the military medical assistance during war times and whose teachings, coming directly from his “on the field” experience, inspired an entire generation of European surgeons.
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The authors would like to thank Liliana Draghetti (Donazione Putti, Biblioteche Scientifiche, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute), Keith Smith (Task Force, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute), Davide Puppini and Linda Accorsi for their help.
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The present paper was supported by the following funds granted to Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute: “5‰ (5 per mille), anno 2010”.
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Di Matteo, B., Tarabella, V., Filardo, G. et al. Sir Robert Jones: orthopaedic surgeon and war hero. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 39, 1021–1025 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-014-2603-8
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