Placide Nicod

Placide Nicod (29 January 1876, in Bottens 1 August 1953, in Évian-les-Bains) was a Swiss orthopedic surgeon. He was considered to be the top French-speaking Swiss orthopedist of his time.[1]

Placide Nicod

He studied medicine at the University of Geneva, and afterwards, was an assistant to surgeon César Roux in Lausanne. 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.[1]

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. In 1942–44 he served as dean to the faculty of medicine.[1][2]

His medical papers were published in the journals Revue suisse de médecine and Revue médicale de la Suisse romande.[2]

Selected works

  • Le pronostic du pied bot congénital, 1908 Prognostics for congenital club foot.
  • Le "Genu valgum", 1912 Genu valgum.
  • Transplantations tendineuses, 1912 Tendon transplants.
  • Séquelles de poliomyélite, 1929 Aftereffects of poliomyelitis.
  • Traitement de la luxation de la hanche : leçon inaugurale, 1932 Treatment for dislocation of hip.
  • 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.[3]

References

  1. Nicod, Placide Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse
  2. Placide Nicod (1876-1953) Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne
  3. Most widely held works by Placide Nicod WorldCat Identities
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