title: [50 years among the pioneers of a new medical specialty; the development of modern traumatology].
abstract: On the basis of his half a century medical experiences the author analyses how the traumatology became an independent branch of medicine.--L. Markusovszky's scientific achievements in the domain of the field surgery, organization, education and professional policy considerably influenced the development of the traumatology. Derived from the surgery, the present-day traumatology's basis feature is to provide a high-level professional education and a well organised continuing medical attendance.--The achievements of the last fifty years are now disclosed to the readers on the strength of the experiences of the author and his contemporary collegues. He breaks the national events into 10 years periods which are in fact representing the efforts and the results of the European shools. Finally in the approach of the second millennium he is looking toward the future. With the full knowledge of the nowadays difficulties he is trying to answer how will advance all that has been founded in the last fifty years. Especially as in the next few decades the harmonization European, an internationally similar high-quality medical attendance will be a considerable task.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Orvostudományi Egyetem, Budapest.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berentey
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014194:Traumatology / Q000266:history*