Reconstructing Broken Bodies (25 June 2014)

Lunch Hour Lectures on tour at The Guardian, June 2014 This summer series of Lunch Hour Lectures marks the centenary of the start of the First World War and is introduced by Guardian experts. Mr Colin Hopper, UCL Eastman Dental Institute & UCH Trench warfare protected combatants from many injuries, but left the head exposed, producing a massive demand for experimental facial reconstructive surgery. WW1 is acknowledged as the first 'industrial scale' war, but it has taken a century to stumble upon the concept of industrial scale tissue production. This very 21st century idea can be traced back to WW1 and the clinical pressures produced by industrial scale, non-lethal trauma. You can also watch this lecture on the UCLLHL YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2phB45z6u8