中国骨科的过去与现在--在第四届华裔骨科学术大会上的卓越成就特别演讲

中国骨科起源于医学的两大支，即祖国(传统)医学和西方医学。在二十世纪上半叶，孟继懋(北京)、牛惠生(上海)、方先之(天津)等人对中国现代骨科的创建作出了贡献。1937年成立了中华医学会骨科学组，1980年中华医学会骨科分会成立。中国骨科发展的主要成就包括断肢(指)再植、足趾移植再造拇指手指，神经移位治疗臂丛撕脱伤，国产关节置换假体的研制及关节置换技术，严重脊柱侧弯的手术治疗与特发脊柱侧弯分类，骨肿瘤的手术治疗及骨巨细胞瘤的研究等。

Orthopaedics in China:its past and present

Chinese orthopaedics originated in two great branches, traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. In the first half of twentieth century, Dr. Meng Chimao(Beijing), Dr. New Way Sung(Shanghai), Dr. Fang Hsien , et. al contributed a great deal to the development of modern orthopaedics in China. The orthopaedic group was organized under the auspecies of Chinese Medical Association in 1937. The Chinese Medical Association Orthopaedic Society was established in 1980. The main achievements of Orthopaedics in China include replantation of severed limb or fingers, toe transplantation for thumb and finger reconstruction, nerve transfer for brachial plexus avulsion, research and manufacturing of domestic prostheses and the techniques of artifical joint replacement, surgical treatment of severe scoliosis and classification of idiopathic scoliosis, operative treatment of bone tumor, and research on giant cell tumor of bone.