Jacques Mathieu Delpech
| Jacques Mathieu Delpech | |
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 Jacques Mathieu Delpech |
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| Born | 1777 Toulouse |
| Died | October 28, 1832 Montpellier |
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | surgeon |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Known for | orthopedics |
Jacques Mathieu Delpech (1777 – October 28, 1832) was a French surgeon born in Toulouse.
He earned his doctorate from the University of Paris in 1801 and spent the next several years as a teacher of anatomy in Toulouse. In 1812 be became a surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Eloi in Montpellier, where he remained until his death in 1832.
Delpech is best known for his work in orthopedics, and he established a clinic for orthopaedic diseases at Saint-Eloi. There he advocated a surgical process known as "tenotomy" to correct contracture abnormalities of the extremities. He was also a pioneer concerning skin grafting and rhinoplasty, and is credited for documenting the first rhinoplastic operation in France.
Delpech died when he was shot by a patient on October 28, 1832.[1]
[edit] Partial bibliography
- Réflexions et observations anatomico-chirurgicales sur l’anévrisme (1809), (Translation of Antonio Scarpa's (1752-1832) work on aneurysms).
- Précis des maladies chirurgicales, (1815)
- Considérations sur la difformité appelée pied-bots, (1823)
- Chirurgie clinique de Montpellier, (1823-28) (two volumes)
- Orthomorphie, (1829)
- Mémorial des hôpitaux du Midi, (1831)
[edit] References
- This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia.
- ^ Glicenstein, J (Apr. 2009). "Pioneers and martyrs: Delpech, Guinard, Pozzi". Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthétique (France) 54 (2): 171–5. doi:10.1016/j.anplas.2008.10.014. PMID 19195756.
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