| Eponymous fractures | |
| Synonym: | Fractures with names |
| Specialty: | Orthopedics |
Eponymous fractures and fracture-dislocations are most commonly named after the doctor who first described them. They may also be named after an activity with which they are associated.
Some of these terms are historic.[1]
| Fracture | Named after | Description | Mechanism of injury | Reference | - | External rotation and abduction of shoulder | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| fall on outstretched hand | - | axial load along metacarpal in a partially flexed thumb | - | fracture of distal fibula with posterior dislocation of the proximal fibula behind the tibia | severe external rotation of the foot | Web site: Bosworth fracture dislocation. GE. Medcyclopaedia. | - | fracture at the neck of the fifth metacarpal | punching solid object | Boxer's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | compression fracture of lateral tibial plateau | forced valgus of knee when struck from side by car bumper | - | horizontal fracture of vertebral body | hyperflexion of spine, seen in car accidents when lap belts were used | Chance fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | Chauffeur's fracture[3] | Chauffeurs | intra-articular fracture of radial styloid | forced ulnar deviation of the wrist causing avulsion of the radial styloid | Chauffeur's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | foot dislocation through talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints with associated fractures, usually after ankle twisting.treated in a non weight bearing cast for 6–8 weeks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay shovellers | forced hyperflexion of neck | Web site: Clay shovellers fracture. GE. Medcyclopaedia. | - | distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation, impaction and radial drift | fall on outstretched hand | - | isolated fracture of the iliac wing | direct trauma | Web site: Duverney fracture. GE. Medcyclopaedia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comminuted radial head fracture with interosseous membrane disruption and distal radioulnar joint subluxation | fall from height | Essex Lopresti fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | radius shaft fracture with dislocation of distal radioulnar joint | blow to forearm | - | V-shaped distal tibia fracture extending into the tibial plafond | - | distraction and extension of neck | Hangman's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | impacted posterior humeral head fracture occurring during anterior shoulder dislocation | Hill Sachs Lesion at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve | Holstein-Lewis fracture at Orthopedic Weblinks | - | unstable spinal fracture-dislocation at the thoracolumbar junction | - | Ronald McRae, Maxx Esser. Practical Fracture Treatment 5th edition, page 187. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008. . | - | compression of neck | - | fracture of base of 5th metatarsal extending into intermetatarsal joint | inversion of ankle | Jones fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | series of facial fractures | direct trauma to face | - | - | fracture dislocation of midfoot | forced plantar flexion of foot or dropping heavy weight on foot | - | external rotation of ankle | Maisonneuve fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | vertical pelvic fracture through both pubic rami and the ilium or sacroiliac joint with vertical displacement | high energy impact to pelvis (front to back) | - | stress fracture of a metatarsal shaft | heavy or unaccustomed exercise | - | blow to forearm | - | distal radius fracture with ulnar dislocation and entrapment of styloid process under annular ligament | - | G. Pipkin | impact to the knee with the hip flexed (dashboard injury) | Type II-V: Posterior Fracture Dislocations at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | Pott's fracture[4] | bimalleolar fracture of the ankle | eversion of ankle | - | intra articular comminuted fracture of base of first metacarpal | axial load along the metacarpal causing splitting of the proximal articular surface | Rolando's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online | - | repeated axial stress on fibula | Google books result Marko Pećina, Ivan Bojanić. Overuse injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, page 331. Informa Health Care, 2004. . | - | R.B. Salter, W.R. Harris[5] | various | - | lateral tibial plateau avulsion fracture with anterior cruciate ligament tear | internal rotation of the knee | - | fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus | Shepherd's fracture at Mondofacto online medical dictionary | - | distal radius fracture with volar displacement | fall on outstretched hand with wrist in flexed position | - | avulsion fracture of the medial femoral condyle at the origin of the medial collateral ligament | - | forced lateral rotation of foot | - | Toddlers | undisplaced spiral fracture of distal tibia in children under 8 years old | low-energy trauma, often rotational | The toddler's fracture revisited at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |