Léon Clément Le Fort

Léon Clément Le Fort (5 December 1829, Lille – 19 October 1893) was a French surgeon remembered for his work on uterine prolapse, including Le Fort's operation. He also described Le Fort's fracture of the ankle and Le Fort's amputation of the foot. He was elected member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in 1876;

Léon Le Fort was the uncle and godfather of French army surgeon René Le Fort, and hip, uterine prolapse and its treatment, and pregnancy. He discovered communication between bronchial and pulmonary vessels, and was a proponent of asepsis in hospitals in France and England before bacteriology was established.

A number of Le Fort's descriptions and inventions still bear his name: Le Fort's fracture of the ankle – vertical fracture of the distal fibula with avulsion of the lateral malleolus. Le Fort's amputation – osteoplastic amputation of the foot, removing part of the os calcis. Le Fort's operation – operation for uterine prolapse. Le Fort's sound – curved sound used to treat urethral strictures in male patients.