Placide Nicod (29 January 1876, in Bottens – 1 August 1953, in

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) was a Swiss

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. He was considered to be the top French-speaking Swiss orthopedist of his time.Nicod, Placide
Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse He studied medicine at the

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, and afterwards, was an assistant to surgeon César Roux in

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. 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. In 1912 he opened a private clinic for orthopedic

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in Lausanne, and during the following year, obtained his

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for orthopedics. Later on in his career, he was an associate professor of orthopedics (1931–47) and

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(1935–47) at the

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. In 1942–44 he served as dean to the faculty of medicine.Placide Nicod (1876-1953)
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne His medical papers were published in the journals ''Revue suisse de médecine'' and '' Revue médicale de la Suisse romande''.

Selected works

* ''Le pronostic du pied bot congénital'', 1908 – Prognostics for congenital club foot. * ''Le "Genu valgum"'', 1912 –

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. * ''Transplantations tendineuses'', 1912 –

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transplants. * ''Séquelles de poliomyélite'', 1929 – Aftereffects of

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. * ''Traitement de la luxation de la hanche : leçon inaugurale'', 1932 – Treatment for dislocation of hip. * ''L'arthrite déformante de la hanche'', 1942 – Deforming

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of the hip. * ''Un cas intéressant de maladie de Little'', 1943 – An interesting case of Little's disease.Most widely held works by Placide Nicod
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicod, Placide 1876 births 1953 deaths People from Gros-de-Vaud District University of Geneva alumni Academic staff of the University of Lausanne Swiss orthopedic surgeons