XX Congress of Russian Surgeons

The congress was held in Moscow from May 26 to 30, 1928. The number of its members exceeded 1,000, of whom 50% were from the provinces. During the four days of the meeting more than 60 reports were presented, the fourth day being devoted exclusively to orthopedics. Prof. V. A. Oppel was elected chairman of the Council and Prof. H. I. Keffer, orthopedist from Odessa, as comrade chairman. The program questions of the S'ezd were: 1) the question of uronephrosis and 2) the question of perforative gastric and 12 duodenal ulcer. Then there were several recommended topics: cancer of the tongue and its treatment, treatment of contractures and ankylosis of the knee joint, and intra-abdominal strictures and their treatment. In addition, there were several presentations on extracurricular issues. The program of the Congress was fulfilled in its entirety within the prescribed time frame. The chairman of the S'ezd, Prof. Oppel, quite objectively summarized the data of the reports and debates, which greatly enhanced the impression.