Citation

Konstantinos M, Georgios K, Konstantinos S, Georgios T. Surg. Innov. 2016; 23(5): 538-542.

Affiliation

Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1553350616663324

PMID

27519705

Abstract

Sports injuries have been a major issue in medicine, surgery, and especially in orthopedics since the classical antiquity era. The 20th century, with its progress and innovations, changed the general concept of treating these injuries forever. The purpose of this review is to show how innovations in surgery in the 20th century changed the rationale of treating sports injuries. In this historical review, we present innovations concerning fracture treatment, spine injury treatment, and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction related to sports injuries. In addition, we present and record those surgical techniques and the pioneer surgeons who first used them.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en