Table 2 Lower extremity fracture eponyms
From: What’s in a name? Lower extremity fracture eponyms (Part 2)
Lower extremity fracture eponyms | Fracture pattern |
|---|---|
Pipkin | Femoral head fracture typically associated with hip dislocation. See Table 1 for types. |
Segond | Small avulsion fracture of the proximal lateral tibia just inferior to the tibial plateau. High association with ligamentous injury. |
Maisonneuve | Spiral fracture of the proximal third of the fibula with associated disruption of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis |
Gosselin | V-shaped intra-articular fracture of the distal tibia |
Pott | Fracture of the distal fibula, 2–3 in. proximal to the ankle joint. |
Shepherd | Fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior talar process |
Tillaux | Avulsion fracture of the anterolateral tubercle of the distal tibia |
Lisfranc | Fracture-dislocation of the tarsometatarsal joints |
Chopart | Fracture-dislocation of the midtarsal joint spaces |
Jones | Transverse fracture involving the fifth metatarsal proximal shaft |