Placide Nicod (29 January 1876, in

Bottens Bottens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Bottens is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Botens''. Geography Bottens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.1% is used for agricultura ...

– 1 August 1953, in

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) was a Swiss

orthopedic surgeon Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

. He was considered to be the top French-speaking Swiss orthopedist of his time.Nicod, Placide
Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse He studied medicine at the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...

, and afterwards, was an assistant to surgeon César Roux in

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...

. From 1903 he worked as an assistant at the orthopedic hospital in Lausanne, where from 1905 to 1948 he served as chief physician and director. In 1912 he opened a private clinic for orthopedic physical therapy in Lausanne, and during the following year, obtained his habilitation for orthopedics. Later on in his career, he was an associate professor of orthopedics (1931–47) and physiotherapy (1935–47) at the

University of Lausanne The University of Lausanne (UNIL; french: links=no, Université de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology, before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second oldest in Switzer ...

. In 1942–44 he served as dean to the faculty of medicine.Placide Nicod (1876-1953)
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne His medical papers were published in the journals ''Revue suisse de médecine'' and '' Revue médicale de la Suisse romande''.

Selected works

* ''Le pronostic du pied bot congénital'', 1908 – Prognostics for congenital

club foot Clubfoot is a birth defect where one or both feet are rotated inward and downward. Congenital clubfoot is the most common congenital malformation of the foot with an incidence of 1 per 1000 births. In approximately 50% of cases, clubfoot aff ...

. * ''Le "Genu valgum"'', 1912 –

Genu valgum Genu, a Latin word for "knee," may refer to: * Genu of internal capsule * Genu of the corpus callosum * Genu recurvatum * Genu valgum * Genu varum Genu varum (also called bow-leggedness, bandiness, bandy-leg, and tibia vara) is a varus def ...

. * ''Transplantations tendineuses'', 1912 –

Tendon A tendon or sinew is a tough, high-tensile-strength band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. It is able to transmit the mechanical forces of muscle contraction to the skeletal system without sacrificing its ability ...

transplants. * ''Séquelles de poliomyélite'', 1929 – Aftereffects of poliomyelitis. * ''Traitement de la luxation de la hanche : leçon inaugurale'', 1932 – Treatment for

dislocation of hip A hip dislocation is when the thighbone (femur) separates from the hip bone (pelvis). Specifically it is when the ball–shaped head of the femur (femoral head) separates from its cup–shaped socket in the hip bone, known as the acetabulum. Th ...

. * ''L'arthrite déformante de la hanche'', 1942 – Deforming arthritis of the hip. * ''Un cas intéressant de maladie de Little'', 1943 – An interesting case of Little's disease.Most widely held works by Placide Nicod
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicod, Placide 1876 births 1953 deaths People from Gros-de-Vaud District University of Geneva alumni Academic staff of the University of Lausanne Swiss orthopedic surgeons