[Results, problems and ways of future progress in the Hungarian trauma surgery (author's transl)]

Author after having given account of the importance of traumatology is dealing with the present situation of trauma care in Budapest and in the country side. The need of increasing the number of beds for trauma care is pointed out. Establishing regional centers would mean the up to date advancement in the management of injured. Out-patient treatment, instrumentation and postgraduated teaching is dealt with. Finally special profiles of trauma surgery are detailed the furthering of which seems especially important: intensive care, neurotraumatology, hand injuries and burns. As a final question the septic complications are mentioned meaning a problem not only for the traumatologist.