title: A century of British military neurosurgery.
abstract: At the time of the Boer War in 1899 penetrating head injuries, which formed a large proportion of the battlefield casualties, resulted in almost 100% mortality. Since that time up to the present day, significant improvements in technique, equipment and organisation have reduced the mortality to about 10%.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Stanworth
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D008889:Military Personnel; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014857:Warfare
keywords: NEUROSURGERY; history; military; traumatic brain injury