3131C--World War II neurosurgery.
Preparation for surgical care of the wounded in a two-theater war was extensive and skillfully organized by Michael DeBakey, one of the prime advisors to the Surgeon General of the Army, and by his colleague, Eli Ginzberg, Ph.D. Some of the ways in which this organization was carried out are described. Although the number of neurosurgeons who can recall any involvement of neurosurgery in World War II is diminishing, there remain a significant number who do remember such involvement, many of whom have helped to provide information for this article.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. ealexand@wfubmc.edu
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