Just-Marie-Marcellin Lucas-Championnière (15 August 1843, in Avilly-Saint-Léonard – 22 October 1913, in

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) was a French surgeon. From 1860 he studied medicine in Paris, receiving his medical doctorate in 1870 and his

agrégation In France, the () is the most competitive and prestigious examination for civil service in the French public education A state school, public school, or government school is a primary school, primary or secondary school that educates all stu ...

in 1874. In 1874 he qualified as a hospital surgeon, and during his career was associated with the hospitals

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, Lariboisière, Tenon, Saint-Louis, Beaujon and

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in Paris. In 1906 he retired as a hospital surgeon.Just Lucas-Championnière
CFDRM While still a student, he traveled to Glasgow in order to study

antisepsis An antiseptic ( and ) is an antimicrobial substance or compound that is applied to living tissue to reduce the possibility of sepsis, infection, or putrefaction. Antiseptics are generally distinguished from ''antibiotics'' by the latter's abili ...

under

Joseph Lister Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912) was a British surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and pioneer of aseptic, antiseptic surgery and preventive healthcare. Joseph Lister revolutionised the Sur ...

. Subsequently, he introduced antiseptic surgery to France, publishing an important work on the subject in 1876 that was later translated into English. He also made significant contributions in his work involving

bone fractures A bone fracture (abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any bone in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a ''c ...

and

hernia A hernia (: hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ (anatomy), organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. The term is also used for the normal Devel ...

s. In his research of

trepanation Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole (the verb ''trepan'' derives from Old French from Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek, Greek , literally "borer, auger"), is a surgical intervention in which a ...

, he showed that prehistoric

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could make

trephine A trephine (; from Greek τρύπανον, ''trypanon'' 'instrument for boring'). is a surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade. It can be of one of several dimensions and designs depending on what it is meant to be used for. They may be spe ...

holes in a skull in less than 50 minutes. In 1885 he became a member of the

Académie de Médecine An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

. For a number of years he was editor of th
''Journal de médecine et de chirurgie pratiques''

Eponymy

* "Lucas-Championnière's disease": also known as pseudomembranous

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Writings

*
Lymphatiques utérins et lymphangite utérine. Du rôle que joue la lymphangite dans les complications puerpérales et les maladies utérines
', Asselin, Paris 1870, pp. 83 *
De la fièvre traumatique. Thèse présentée au concours pour l'agrégation (section de chirurgie et d'accouchements) et soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Paris le 19 juillet 1872
', Baillière et fils, Paris 1872, pp. 176 *
Chirurgie antiseptique. Principes, modes d'application et résultats du pansement de Lister
', Baillière et fils, Paris 1876, pp. 156
second French
1880). Translated into English as
''Antiseptic surgery; the principles, modes of application, and results of the Lister dressing''
(1881). *
Étude historique et clinique sur la trépanation du crâne. La trépanation guidée par les localisations cérébrales
', Delahaye, Paris 1878, pp. 149 * ''La cure radicale de la hernie inguinale'', 1890 – The radical cure of

inguinal hernia An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or discomfort especially with or following coughing, exercise, or bowel movements, are absen ...

. *
Cure radicale des hernies, avec une étude statistique de deuxcent soixantequinze opérations
', Rueff, Paris 1892, pp. 724 – Operative surgery, radical cure of hernias. *
Titres et travaux scientifiques
', Imprimerie Daix Frères, Clermont 1894, pp. 122 *
Traitement des fractures par le massage et la mobilisation
', Rueff, Paris 1895, pp. 564 – Fracture treatment through massage and mobilization. *
An Essay on Scientific Surgery, the Antiseptic Method of Lister in the Present and in the Future
, ''Br Med J''. 1902 Dec 13; 2(2189): 1819–1821 *
Le voyage des médecins français à Londres
, ''Journal de médecine et de chirurgie pratiques'', 75(21), 10 novembre 1904, pp. 801–809 * ''Hernies. Hygiéne et thérapeutique'', Rueff, Paris 1905, pp. 328 *
New ideas on fractures, of the utmost importance to the medical profession and to the lay public in connexion with their responsibilities and possible legal liabilities
, ''Br Med J''. 1908 Mar 28; 1(2465): 725–728 *
Theorie et practique de la chirurgie antiseptique. Ses progrès actuels
', Steinheil, Paris 1908, pp. 59 *
An Address On the Modern Treatment of Fractures, Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Cardiff Medical Society on June 4th
, ''Br Med J.'' 1909 Jun 12; 1(2528): 1397–1400. *
Précis du traitement des fractures par le massage et la mobilisation
', Steinheil, Paris 1910, pp. 267 *
Lord Lister (1827-1912)
, ''Revue de Chirurgie'', 32(4), 10 Avril 1912, pp. 530–543 *
Les origines de la trépanation décompressive. Trépanation néolithique, trépanation pré-Colombienne, trépanation des Kabyles, trépanation traditionnelle
', Steinheil, Paris 1912, pp. 131 – Neolithic

, pre-Columbian trepanation, etc.OCLC Classify
(published works)

References

External links

Monuments and memories of Just Lucas-Championnière in Himetop - The History of Medicine Topographical Database
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