Simon-Emmanuel Duplay (10 September 1836, in

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– 16 January 1924) was a French

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who was a member of the

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(1879). He studied medicine in

, obtaining his

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for surgery in 1866 with a thesis on

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s titled ''De la hernia ombilicale''. In 1867 he was appointed surgeon to the "Bureau central", later working at the Hôpital de Lourcine (1871) and the

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(from 1872). In 1880 he became a professor of surgical pathology, followed by a professorship in clinical surgery (1890). In the late 19th century he provided a comprehensive description of periarthritis of the shoulder, a condition known today as frozen shoulder, and sometimes referred to as "Duplay's disease". With German surgeon

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(1822-1895), his name is associated with an operation for repair of distal

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(Thiersch-Duplay technique). He is also credited with creation of a nasal speculum.

Selected writings

* ''Des Collections séreuses et hydatiques de l'aine'', 1865 * ''De la hernie ombilicale'', 1866 * ''De 1'hypospadias perineo-scrotal et de son traitement chirurgical''. Arch. Gen. Med., 1:613:657, 1874 * ''Sur le traitement chirurgical de l’hypospadias et de l’epispadias''. Arch. Gen. Med., 145: 257, 1880. * ''Traité de chirurgie'' (with

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, 8 tomes), 1890-92. * ''Manuel de diagnostic chirurgical'', 1897.WorldCat Identities
(publications)

References

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