Étienne Destot

Étienne Destot (March 1, 1864 – December 3, 1918) was a French radiologist and anatomist who was a native of Dijon. He studied medicine in Lyon, 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 sculptor.

Destot was a pioneer in the field of radiology. In February 1896, less than two months after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) announced his discovery of the X-ray, Destot was making radiographs of patients at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon. He made thousands of radiographies, many of which were of patients supplied by surgeon Louis Léopold Ollier (1830–1900).^[1] In 1913, due to severe radiation damage to his hands, he was forced to relinquish his position as radiologist.

Destot made contributions in the field of orthopedics, and in 1911 is credited as being the first physician to use the term "pilon" in orthopedic literature.^[2] He was a medical officer during World War I, and died from illness in Châtillon-sur-Seine in 1918.

• Associated eponym:
• Destot's space: Space in the wrist bounded by the hamate, capitate, triquetral and lunate bones.^[3]

References

• [1] Who's Who in Orthopedics By Seyed Behrooz Mostofi (biography)

1. ^ Cat.inist.fr Etienne Destot (1864-1918), chirurgien, anatomiste, fondateur de la radiologie lyonnaise, etc.
2. ^ eMedicine Pilon Fractures
3. ^ Wiktionary Definition of eponym

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Name	Destot, Etienne
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Date of birth	March 1, 1864
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Date of death	December 3, 1918
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