Étienne Destot

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 in 1896 became an interne of hospitals in Algiers. In 1898 he returned to France, where he practiced medicine in hospitals of Lyon. He was a medical officer during World War I, and was also an accomplished sculptor. Étienne Destot died from illness in Chatillon-sur-Seine in 1918.

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). 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.

Associated eponym:
Destot's space: Space between the radius and ulna where they join the base of the hand.