Learning from Ukraine war, Chinese military doctors target injuries from drones

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Chinese military doctors are advancing treatments for injuries caused by drone warfare, drawing lessons from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. They focus on cranio-maxillofacial injuries which have become prevalent in drone-dominated warfare.

China’s military medical experts are making progress in finding cures for common injuries seen in drone warfare, drawing on lessons from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Chen Juxiang, a senior Chinese military doctor, told CCTV on Monday that cranio-maxillofacial injuries – damage to the hard and soft tissues of the head – had become a particularly big problem in conflicts dominated by drones. Chen, director of neurosurgery at the First Affiliated...