title: Russian war surgery in 1812: 200 years since Russia's war triumph.
abstract: Specific wounds inflicted on soldiers and officers of the Russian Army by French firearms and cold weapon and wound treatment by Russian surgeons during 1812 Napoleon's invasion (better known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812) are discussed. An inference is made that the then surgical treatment was not only administered at a high level but was also versatile and efficient and thus could make a certain contribution to the victory of the Russian arms.
authors.affiliation: Bakoulev A.N. Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Leo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Boсkeria
authors.forename: Sergey P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Glyantsev
authors.forename: Yan G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Kolesnikov
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D012426:Russia; D014194:Traumatology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D014857:Warfare; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery*