Efforts Planned To Assist Injured Military Personnel, thur the VA Hospital Network ,to Be Evaluated and Undergo Ertl Surgical Procedures
Tony Barr
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Title:
Efforts Planned To Assist Injured Military Personnel, thur the VA Hospital Network ,to Be Evaluated and Undergo Ertl Surgical Procedures
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
5/4/2006
Text:
Efforts Planned To Assist Military Personnel to Be Evaluated and Receive
Ertl Procedures
In 1920, Professor Janos Ertl, Sr., MD, of Hungary, developed the Ertl
procedure in order to return a high number of amputees to the work force.
During this time, amputees had significant problems with pain and difficulty
with prosthetic wear. Today the procedure is responsible for improving the
lives of amputees worldwide. The continued success of the Ertl Procedure is
now spearheaded by Ertl's grandsons, Dr. Jan Ertl of Kaiser Sacramento and
Dr. William Ertl of The University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center.
Amputations have accounted for 2.4 percent of all wounded in action in
Iraq - twice the rate in World Wars I and II, Walter Reed Amputee Program
Manager Chuck Scoville told a congressional committee this past summer. Why
is the rate so much higher? Ironically, technological advances in military
protective gear are part of the reason - soldiers who would have died before
now frequently survive, although often with major injuries. The Kevlar vests
protecting torsos have stopped rounds from a Kalashnikov rifle, a
9-millimeter handgun, and grenade fragments, according to the Los Angeles
Times in 2003
Drs. Jan and William Ertl have offered to evaluate candidates and coordinate
performing the Ertl Osteomyoplastic Procedure of amputation and
reconstruction, for appropriate military personnel injured in the Iraq and
the Mid East conflicts, thru the VA and their respective hospitals
administrations..
Appropriate officials from Veteran Hospitals located around the country,
can present candidates to the Barr Foundation for review. We will refer the
appropriate inquires for processing to the administration officials at
Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento,California and the University of Oklahoma,
Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City.
Note: ErtlReconstruction.com is a website operated/maintained by Ertl
procedure amputees, as well as supporters of the procedure. The included
information concerning the current practicing Dr. Ertl(s) and the growing
list of physicians performing the procedure and amputee recieving the
procedure (see < <URL Redacted>>
www.ErtlReconstruction.com ), is done out of respect for them and to honor
the memories of Janos Ertl, Sr. (the originator of the Ertl Procedure) and
William G. Barr, one of thousands of Ertl recipients and avid advocate for
the proper surgical care for the amputee.
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
< <URL Redacted>> www.oandp.com/barr
< <URL Redacted>> www.ErtlReconstruction.com
Ertl Procedures
In 1920, Professor Janos Ertl, Sr., MD, of Hungary, developed the Ertl
procedure in order to return a high number of amputees to the work force.
During this time, amputees had significant problems with pain and difficulty
with prosthetic wear. Today the procedure is responsible for improving the
lives of amputees worldwide. The continued success of the Ertl Procedure is
now spearheaded by Ertl's grandsons, Dr. Jan Ertl of Kaiser Sacramento and
Dr. William Ertl of The University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center.
Amputations have accounted for 2.4 percent of all wounded in action in
Iraq - twice the rate in World Wars I and II, Walter Reed Amputee Program
Manager Chuck Scoville told a congressional committee this past summer. Why
is the rate so much higher? Ironically, technological advances in military
protective gear are part of the reason - soldiers who would have died before
now frequently survive, although often with major injuries. The Kevlar vests
protecting torsos have stopped rounds from a Kalashnikov rifle, a
9-millimeter handgun, and grenade fragments, according to the Los Angeles
Times in 2003
Drs. Jan and William Ertl have offered to evaluate candidates and coordinate
performing the Ertl Osteomyoplastic Procedure of amputation and
reconstruction, for appropriate military personnel injured in the Iraq and
the Mid East conflicts, thru the VA and their respective hospitals
administrations..
Appropriate officials from Veteran Hospitals located around the country,
can present candidates to the Barr Foundation for review. We will refer the
appropriate inquires for processing to the administration officials at
Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento,California and the University of Oklahoma,
Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City.
Note: ErtlReconstruction.com is a website operated/maintained by Ertl
procedure amputees, as well as supporters of the procedure. The included
information concerning the current practicing Dr. Ertl(s) and the growing
list of physicians performing the procedure and amputee recieving the
procedure (see < <URL Redacted>>
www.ErtlReconstruction.com ), is done out of respect for them and to honor
the memories of Janos Ertl, Sr. (the originator of the Ertl Procedure) and
William G. Barr, one of thousands of Ertl recipients and avid advocate for
the proper surgical care for the amputee.
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
< <URL Redacted>> www.oandp.com/barr
< <URL Redacted>> www.ErtlReconstruction.com
Citation
Tony Barr, “Efforts Planned To Assist Injured Military Personnel, thur the VA Hospital Network ,to Be Evaluated and Undergo Ertl Surgical Procedures,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 4, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226476.
