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Jean-Louis Petit (1674–1750): a pioneer anatomist and surgeon and his contribution to orthopaedic surgery and trauma surgery

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Purpose

The purpose of this review is to summarize the life and work of Jean-Louis Petit, his inventions, his discoveries, and his impact on the evolution of surgery of his era.

Method

A thorough search of the literature was undertaken in PubMed and Google Scholar as well as in physical books in libraries to summarize current and classic literature on Petit.

Results

Jean-Louis Petit (1674–1750) was an eminent anatomist and surgeon of his era with an invaluable contribution to clinical knowledge, surgical technique, and instrumentation as well as innovative therapeutic modalities and basic scientific discoveries.

Conclusion

Jean-Louis Petit was an innovative anatomist and surgeon as well as an excellent clinician of his era. He revolutionized the surgical technique of his era with a significant contribution to what would later become orthopaedic surgery.

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  1. Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, 115 27, Athens, Greece

    Konstantinos Markatos & Georgios Androutsos

  2. History of Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Herakleion, Greece

    Marianna Karamanou

  3. Department of Orthopaedics, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece

    Georgios Tzagkarakis

  4. 2nd Orthopaedics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Maria Kaseta

  5. 1st Orthopaedics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Andreas Mavrogenis

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Markatos, K., Androutsos, G., Karamanou, M. et al. Jean-Louis Petit (1674–1750): a pioneer anatomist and surgeon and his contribution to orthopaedic surgery and trauma surgery. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 42, 2003–2007 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-018-3978-8

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