Louis Hubert Farabeuf (1841 – 1910),

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who is said to have introduced hygiene in French medical schools. His statue dominates the central court of the National School of Medicine in Paris whose main

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is also named after him. Farabeuf wrote some short surgical booklets (précis) and designed several medical instruments (such as the Farabeuf elevator) that are still in use today. His name is associated with Farabeuf's triangle of the neck, a triangle formed by the internal jugular vein,

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and the hypoglossal nerve, as well as Farabeuf retractors and Farabeuf forceps.

Farabeuf as a Fictional Character

His passionate writings and descriptions of

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surgery attracted the attention of writers and scholars. * Mexican writer,

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, wrote a cryptic book:

Farabeuf o la Crónica de un instante Louis Hubert Farabeuf (1841 – 1910), French surgeon who is said to have introduced hygiene in French medical schools. His statue dominates the central court of the National School of Medicine in Paris whose main amphitheater is also named a ...

. It is not a biography.

References

Notes

*Farabeuf, Louis Hubert, ''Precis de manuel operatoire'', Masson, Paris (188

*José, Alán, ''Farabeuf y la estética del mal'', ESN (200

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Retractor (medical) A retractor is a surgical instrument used to separate and manipulate the edges of a surgical incision or wound, or to hold back underlying organs and tissues so that body parts underneath may be accessed. The broad term ''retractor'' typically d ...

*https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Farabeuf+forceps

External links

* 1841 births 1910 deaths French surgeons {{France-med-bio-stub