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Léon Clément Le Fort
Léon Clément Le Fort (5 December 1829, Lille – 19 October 1893) was a French surgeon remembered for his work on uterine prolapse, including Le Fort's operation. He also described Le Fort's fracture of the ankle and Le Fort's amputation of the foot. Biography Léon Le Fort undertook medical training in Paris under Joseph-François Malgaigne and Stanislas Laugier, and was awarded his Doctor of Medicine, doctorate in 1858. He volunteered in the Second Italian War of Independence from 1859, and became prosector at the Paris medical faculty in 1861. Between 1865 and 1872 he worked as surgeon to the Paris hospitals ''Hospice des enfants-assistés'', ''Hôpital du Midi'', ''Hôpital Cochin'', ''Hôpital Laboisière'' and ''Hôpital Beaujon'', and was head of a field hospital in Metz during the Franco-Prussian War. In 1873 he became professor of surgery at the Paris medical faculty and surgeon at ''Hôtel-Dieu de Paris''. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1870, and promoted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Clément Le Fort
Léon Clément Le Fort (5 December 1829, Lille – 19 October 1893) was a French surgeon remembered for his work on uterine prolapse, including Le Fort's operation. He also described Le Fort's fracture of the ankle and Le Fort's amputation of the foot. Biography Léon Le Fort undertook medical training in Paris under Joseph-François Malgaigne and Stanislas Laugier, and was awarded his Doctor of Medicine, doctorate in 1858. He volunteered in the Second Italian War of Independence from 1859, and became prosector at the Paris medical faculty in 1861. Between 1865 and 1872 he worked as surgeon to the Paris hospitals ''Hospice des enfants-assistés'', ''Hôpital du Midi'', ''Hôpital Cochin'', ''Hôpital Laboisière'' and ''Hôpital Beaujon'', and was head of a field hospital in Metz during the Franco-Prussian War. In 1873 he became professor of surgery at the Paris medical faculty and surgeon at ''Hôtel-Dieu de Paris''. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1870, and promoted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |