František Burian (September 17, 1881–October 15, 1965) and the beginning of plastic surgery in Czechoslovakia

0383243 - MÚA 2013 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Smrčka, V. - Mádlová, Vlasta - Edriss, A.
František Burian (September 17, 1881–October 15, 1965) and the beginning of plastic surgery in Czechoslovakia.
European Journal of Plastic Surgery. Roč. 35, č. 6 (2012), s. 449-456. ISSN 0930-343X
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80770509
Keywords : Burian, František * history of science * development of plastic surgery
Subject RIV: AB - History

In the Czech Republic, plastic surgery is inseparably related to the name of its initiator and founder, František (Francis) Burian, who not only laid the foundations of this branch in Czechoslovakia, but also influenced many contemporary plastic surgeons. Burian spent 6 years as a military surgeon in the Balkan wars and in World War I. Up until World War I, only separate plastic operations by excellent surgeons were mentioned. The experience gained from the First World War led to an undreamed-of development in plastic surgery and to the need for specialisation. It was during the First World War that European plastic surgery was formed as a special branch. Burian probably opened the first department of plastic surgery in the world at the Jedlička Institute in 1927. In 1932, after operating for 5 years, the department of plastic surgery at the Jedlička Institute was granted the status of a separate clinic.
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