Artificial limbs and plastic surgery would still advance without four years of world war, though more slowly. The historical conflict created immense demand for treatment and gave practitioners opportunities to try techniques that peacetime institutions might have resisted. Removing that demand changes the pace and opportunity for experimentation. These technologies still emerge on a slower timetable.
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How a short war slows medical innovation
Artificial limbs and plastic surgery still develop, but fewer wartime injuries and experiments reduce the pressure that accelerated them historically.