Table 1 Upper extremity fracture eponyms
From: What's in a name? Upper extremity fracture eponyms (Part 1)
Upper extremity fracture eponyms | Fracture pattern |
|---|---|
Hill-Sachs | Impaction fracture of the posterolateral aspect of the humeral head |
Bankart | Chip fracture of the anterior inferior glenoid cortical rim (bony Bankart). |
Holstein-Lewis | Spiral fracture of the distal third of the humerus. Twenty-two percent are associated with radial nerve palsy |
Galeazzi | Fracture of the middle to distal third of the radius and associated dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint |
Monteggia | Fracture of the proximal ulna with dislocation of the proximal radioulnar and radiocapitellar joints |
Essex-Lopresti | Comminuted fracture of the radial head, dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint, and disruption of the interosseous membrane |
Colles | Extra-articular transverse fracture of the distal radius with dorsal displacement of the distal radius fragment |
Smith | Transverse fracture of the distal radius with volar displacement and/or angulation of the distal fracture fragment |
Barton | Oblique intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with resultant volar or dorsal displacement of the distal fragment. The radiocarpal joint is intact. |
Bennett | Oblique intra-articular fracture at the base of the first metacarpal |
Rolando | Comminuted, intra-articular fracture at the base of the first metacarpal, typically with three major fragments, creating a T- or Y-shaped fracture pattern |