Étienne Destot (1 March 1864 – 3 December 1918) was a French

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and

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who was a native of

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. He studied medicine in

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, and later worked in the hospitals of Hôtel Dieu, Croix-Rousse and Charité in Lyon. In addition to his work in medicine, he was an accomplished

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. Destot was a pioneer in the field of

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. In February 1896, less than two months after

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(1845–1923) announced his discovery of the

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, Destot was making

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s of patients at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon. He made thousands of radiographies, many of which were of patients supplied by

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Louis Léopold Ollier Louis Xavier Édouard Léopold Ollier (; 2 December 1830 – 26 November 1900) was a French surgeon, known for his pioneering work in reconstructive surgery and orthopedics. Biography Ollier was born in Les Vans, department of Ardèche. His fathe ...

(1830–1900). In 1913, due to severe

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to his hands, he was forced to relinquish his position as radiologist. Destot also made contributions in the field of

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, and in 1911 is credited as being the first physician to use the term ''

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'' in orthopedic literature.eMedicine
Pilon Fractures He was a medical officer during

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, and died from illness in

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in 1918. His name is included on the ''

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'' erected in

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, Germany in 1936.

Associated eponym

* " Destot's space", also known as "Destot's gap": a space in the wrist bounded by the

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capitate The capitate bone is a bone in the human wrist found in the center of the carpal bone region, located at the distal end of the radius and ulna bones. It articulates with the third metacarpal bone (the middle finger) and forms the third carpomet ...

triquetral The triquetral bone (; also called triquetrum, pyramidal, three-faced, and formerly cuneiform bone) is located in the wrist on the medial side of the proximal row of the carpus between the lunate and pisiform bones. It is on the ulnar side of the ...

and

lunate bone The lunate bone (semilunar bone) is a carpal bone in the human hand. It is distinguished by its deep concavity and crescentic outline. It is situated in the center of the proximal row carpal bones, which lie between the ulna and radius and the han ...

References

Notes Bibliography * Mostofi, Seyed Behrooz ed. (2004
"Étienne Destot"
in ''Who's Who in Orthopedics''. Springer Science & Business Media. 1864 births 1918 deaths Physicians from Dijon French radiologists French military doctors French military personnel of World War I X-ray pioneers {{France-med-bio-stub