Paul Segond
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Paul Ferdinand Segond was a French
surgeon
who was a founder of obstetrics
and the teaching of gynaecology
in Paris. He was also an expert on the knee
and described the eponymous Segond fracture
.
at the Faculté de Médecine
in Paris in 1878. He qualified docteur en médecine
in 1880, with his thesis on Abcès chauds de la prostate et le phlegmon périprostatique (hot abscesses of the prostate
and periprostatic phlegmon
) being honoured by the Société de Chirurgie and l'Académie des sciences
. He became an associate professor
of surgery in 1883, and was made chef de clinique at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
alongside Ulysse Trélat
later in the same year. In 1905 he succeeded Paul Jules Tillaux
in the chair of surgery at the Faculté de médecine de Paris, a position which he held until his death.
with publications including his work on prostatic abscess. Subsequently he turned his attention to gynaecological surgery, and in particular influenced by the work of Jules-Émile Péan
he perfected the technique of hysterectomy by the vaginal approach; he also used this approach to remove cancers and perform myomectomies
. Treatment of uterine or periuterine infection by vaginal hysterectomy became known as the Péan–Segond operation (Opération de Péan-Segond ).
Segond also published in other areas of surgery, and described his eponymous knee fracture in association with anterior cruciate ligament
injury in 1879.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
surgeon
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
who was a founder of obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
and the teaching of gynaecology
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
in Paris. He was also an expert on the knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
and described the eponymous Segond fracture
Segond fracture
The Segond fracture is a type of avulsion fracture of the lateral tibial condyle of the knee, immediately beyond the surface which articulates with the femur.-History and incidence:...
.
Biography
Paul Segond was born in Paris, the son of anatomist Louis-Auguste Segond (1819–1908). He studied medicine in Paris, becoming an intern in 1875, having already published a letter on "weight of newborns" in the Annales de gynécologie. He became prosectorProsector
A prosector is a person with the special task of preparing a dissection for demonstration, usually in medical schools or hospitals. Many important anatomists began their careers as prosectors working for lecturers and demonstrators in anatomy and pathology....
at the Faculté de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. At its inception, the institution was known as the Académie Royale de Médecine...
in Paris in 1878. He qualified docteur en médecine
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
in 1880, with his thesis on Abcès chauds de la prostate et le phlegmon périprostatique (hot abscesses of the prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals....
and periprostatic phlegmon
Phlegmon
Phlegmon is a spreading diffuse inflammatory process with formation of suppurative/purulent exudate or pus. This is the result of acute purulent inflammation which is due to bacterial infection.An example would be phlegmon of diverticulitis...
) being honoured by the Société de Chirurgie and l'Académie des sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
. He became an associate professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of surgery in 1883, and was made chef de clinique at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
The Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Paris, France. Part of the Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, it is one of Europe's largest hospitals...
alongside Ulysse Trélat
Ulysse Trélat
Ulysse Trélat was a French surgeon remembered for describing the Leser-Trélat sign. He was the son of an Army physician, and received his education from his father, Philippe-Frédéric Blandin, Auguste Nélaton and Philibert Joseph Roux. He graduated Doctor of Medicine in 1854, became prosector in...
later in the same year. In 1905 he succeeded Paul Jules Tillaux
Paul Jules Tillaux
Paul Jules Tillaux was a French physician who was a native of Aunay-sur-Odon, département Calvados. Tillaux was a surgeon and professor of surgery in Paris, and in 1879 became a member of the Académie de Médecine...
in the chair of surgery at the Faculté de médecine de Paris, a position which he held until his death.
Work
In the early part of his career, Segond's contributions concerned the urinary systemUrinary system
The urinary system is the organ system that produces, stores, and eliminates urine. In humans it includes two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder and the urethra.-Kidney:...
with publications including his work on prostatic abscess. Subsequently he turned his attention to gynaecological surgery, and in particular influenced by the work of Jules-Émile Péan
Jules-Émile Péan
Jules-Émile Péan was one of the great French surgeons of the 19th century.Péan was born in 1830 in Marboué, four kilometers to the north of Châteaudun, the son of a miller. He studied at the college of Chartres and then studied medicine in Paris under Auguste Nélaton. He was appointed a doctor in...
he perfected the technique of hysterectomy by the vaginal approach; he also used this approach to remove cancers and perform myomectomies
Myomectomy
Myomectomy, sometimes also fibroidectomy, refers to the surgical removal of uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids. In contrast to a hysterectomy the uterus remains preserved and the woman retains her reproductive potential.-Indications:...
. Treatment of uterine or periuterine infection by vaginal hysterectomy became known as the Péan–Segond operation (Opération de Péan-Segond ).
Segond also published in other areas of surgery, and described his eponymous knee fracture in association with anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
injury in 1879.