The military assignations of Thierry de Martel (1875–1940), French neurosurgery pioneer, during World War I

hierry de Martel (1875de Martel ( -1940) ) owes his international fame to the developments he made in neurosurgery and his acknowledged role as a neurosurgery pioneer in France. 1,2During World War I (WWI), he put his patriotic energy and his surgical skills into the service of French soldiers. 1 Thierry de Martel was mobilized into the French military on August 1, 1914, at the beginning of the war.He was first incorporated into the 99th Infantry Regiment as a second-class medical assistant, but managed to be transferred to the 292nd Infantry Regiment to reach the battlefield. 2,3On October 3, 1914, during the First Battle of the Aisne, he was wounded in the thigh by shrapnel and repatriated to Paris.We lack information on the wound and convalescence of de Martel.We have recently discovered a letter from Gyp, his mother, who described additional details of the wound he