Jacques Mathieu Delpech (1777 – 28 October 1832) was a French

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born in

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. He earned his doctorate from the

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in 1801 and spent the next several years as a teacher of

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in Toulouse. In 1812 he became a surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Eloi in

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, where he remained until his death in 1832. Delpech is best known for his work in

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, and he established a clinic for orthopaedic diseases at Saint-Eloi. There he advocated a surgical process known as "

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" to correct

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abnormalities of the extremities. He was also a pioneer of

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ing and

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, and is credited for documenting the first rhinoplastic operation in France. Delpech died when he was shot by a patient on 28 October 1832.

Partial list of works

* ''Réflexions et observations anatomico-chirurgicales sur l’anévrisme'' (1809), (Translation of

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's (1752–1832) work on

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s). * ''Précis des maladies chirurgicales'', (1815) * ''Considérations sur la difformité appelée pied-bots'', (1823) * ''Chirurgie clinique de Montpellier'', (1823–28) (two volumes) * ''De l’orthomorphie par rapport à l´espèce humaine'', two volumes with atlas, (1828).Bibliography of Delpech
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* ''This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia.''

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1777 births 1832 deaths Physicians from Toulouse French orthopedic surgeons University of Paris alumni French murder victims Deaths by firearm in France People murdered in France People murdered in 1832 {{France-med-bio-stub

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