Fracture eponyms

Some typical fractures (or classifications of fractures) are traditionally named after the doctors who first described them. These eponyms are also often used in foreign literature, so it is good to have an overview of them. The following list presents (in alphabetical order), the most frequently used, their basic characteristics and, where appropriate, links to further details.

Overview of eponyms used for fractures[edit | edit source]

Name of the fracture	Description of the fracture
Bankart's lesion	tear in the labrum glenoidale with detachment of the ligaments. glenohumeral in shoulder joint dislocation
Barton's fracture	intra-articular fracture of the distal radius
Bennett's fracture	intra-articular fracture of the base of the first metacarpal with subluxation (non-comminuted)
Boxer's fracture	subcapital fracture of the V. metacarpal
Colles fracture	extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dorsal dislocation of the fragment
Cotton's fracture	an obsolete term for a trimalleolar fracture, which is a fracture of both the lateral and medial malleolus with break-off of the posterior edge of the tibia
Duverney's fracture	isolated iliac wing fracture
Essex-Lopresti fracture	intra-articular fracture of the proximal head of the radius with rupture of the membrana interossea and subluxation of the distal radioulnar joint
Galeazzi fracture	fracture of the distal third of the radius with dislocation of the head of the ulna and rupture of the ligaments of the distal radioulnar junction
Gosselin's fracture	a fracture of the distal tibia ("V" shape) that continues to the articular surface of the ankle and divides it into an anterior and posterior part
Hill-Sachs fracture	impression fracture of the dorsocranial quadrant of the humeral head resulting from ventral dislocation of the shoulder joint, resulting from pressure on the ventrocaudal edge of the glenoid
Holdsworth fracture	unstable displaced fracture of the vertebral body of the thoracolumbar junction with ligament rupture. longitudinale posterior and dislocation/fracture of the processus articularis
Hutchinson's fracture	intra-articular fracture of the processus styloideus radii, the connection of the os lunate with the os scaphoid is also often affected
Chance's fracture	transverse fracture of a spinal vertebra or rupture of the discoligamentous apparatus
Chopart's fracture	fracture in the Chopart joint
Jefferson's fracture	unstable fracture of the arch of the C1 vertebra, occurs during direct axial loading of the cervical spine (impact on the head), can be unilateral or bilateral and affects both the anterior and posterior arch, fragments often move into the spinal canal
Jones fracture	proximal fracture of the 5th metatarsus, can lead up to the intermetatarsal joint gap, also called "dancers fracture" (this is not, however, a similar avulsion caused by the peroneus brevis tendon)
Le Fort I–III	fractures of the facial skeleton
Le Fort fracture	vertical fracture of the anteromedial part of the distal fibula with avulsion of the medial malleolus
Lisfranc fracture	Lisfranc joint fractures
Maisonneuve's fracture	combined floor fracture of the ankle and tibia
Malgaigne fracture	vertical fracture of the pelvis caused by high shear energy (impact from a height on the lower limb), passing through both rami ossis pubis, sacroiliac joint or sacrum, there is also a rupture of the ligaments of the entire pelvic floor with vertical dislocation of the pelvis
Monteggio fracture	fracture of the ulna with dislocation of the radial head
Moore's fracture	fracture of the distal radius associated with dislocation of the head of the ulna, the styloid process of which is additionally retained under the annular ligament of the wrist
Pellegrini-Stied fracture	ossification of the upper part of the lig. collaterale mediale of the knee with avulsion of the medial femoral condyle (often after knee trauma)
Pott's fracture	bimalleolar ankle fracture with ligament rupture. deltoid and lateral subluxation of the talus (caused by eversion of the ankle)
Roland's fracture	intra-articular comminuted fracture of the base of the first metacarpal
Segonda's fracture	avulsion fracture of the lateral plate of the tibia at the point of attachment of the lateral capsular ligament, often with rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament or meniscus (occurs during internal rotation of the knee)
Shepherd's fracture	fracture of the tuberculum laterale processus posterioris tali
Smith's fracture	fracture of the distal radius with ventral dislocation of the fragment
Tillaux fracture	Salter-Harris III, avulsion of the anterolateral margin of the distal tibia by ligament attachment. tibifibulare anterior

Overview of classifications used in fractures[edit | edit source]

Classification name	Description
Garden's classification	femoral neck fractures
Hawkins classification	divides vertical fractures of the talar neck into types I–IV
Pauwels classification	femoral neck fractures
Pipkin's classification	femoral head fractures
Salter-Harris classification	injury growth plates (physeal fractures)
Schatzker classification	tibial plateau fractures
Weber's classification	ankle fractures according to their relationship to the tibiofibular syndesmosis

Links[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

List of eponymous fractures (Wikipedia)

References[edit | edit source]

Externí odkazy[edit | edit source]

GENTILI, Amilcare. Listing of Fracture Eponyms [online]. [cit. 2012-26-12]. <http://www.gentili.net/eponyms.htm>.

Wikipedia. List of eponymous fractures [online]. [cit. 2012-26-12]. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_fractures>.

Life In The Fast Lane. Eponymous Fractures [online]. [cit. 2012-26-12]. <https://lifeinthefastlane.com/eponymictionary/eponymous-fractures/>.

Radiopaedia.org. Eponymous fractures [online]. [cit. 2013-10-04]. <https://radiopaedia.org/articles/eponymous-fractures>.