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Fracture
Named
after
Description
Mechanism of
injury
Reference
B
Bankart's
fracture
Arthur
Bankart
fracture of anterior
glenoid associated
with anterior
shoulder dislocation
external rotation
and abduction of
shoulder
Anterior Dislocation of the
Shoulderat
LearningRadiology.com
B
Barton's
fracture
John Rhea
Barton
distal radius fracture
involving the
articular surface
with dislocation of
theradiocarpal joint
fall on
outstretched
hand
Barton's fracture at Who
Named It?
B
Bennett's
fracture
Edward
Hallaran
Bennett
intra-articular
fracture of base
of Thumb
metacarpal
axial load along
metacarpal in a
partially flexed
thumb
Bennett's fracture at Who
Named It?
B
Bosworth
fracture
David M.
Bosworth
fracture of distal
fibula with posterior
dislocation of the
proximal fibula
behind the tibia
severe external
rotation of the
foot
"Bosworth fracture
dislocation".Medcyclopaedia. G
E. Archived fromthe original on
2012-02-05.
B
Boxer's
fracture
Boxers
fracture of neck of
little metacarpal
punching solid
object
Boxer's fracture at Wheeless'
Textbook of Orthopaedics
online
B
Bumper
fracture
Car bumper
compression
fracture of lateral
tibial plateau
forced valgus of
knee when
struck from side
by car bumper
Bumper
fracture atTheFreeDictionary.c
om
C
Chance
George
Quentin
horizontal fracture
hyperflexion of
spine, seen
Chance fracture at Wheeless'
Textbook of Orthopaedics
fracture Chance of vertebral body in car
accidents whenla
p belts were
used
online
C
Chauffeur's
fracture
[1]

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
C
Chopart's
fracture-
dislocation
Franois
Chopart
foot dislocation
through
talonavicular and
calcaneocuboid
joints with
associated
fractures, usually
after ankle
twisting.treated in a
non weight bearing
cast for 68 weeks

Chopart's fracture
dislocation atWho Named It?
C
Clay
shoveller's
fracture
Clay
shovellers
spinous process
fracture
of C6, C7 orT1
forced
hyperflexion of
neck
"Clay shovellers
fracture".Medcyclopaedia. GE.
Archived fromthe original on
2012-02-05.
C
Colles'
fracture
Abraham
Colles
distal radius fracture
with dorsal
angulation,
impaction and radial
drift
fall on
outstretched
hand
Colles' fracture at Who Named
It?
D
Duverney
fracture
Joseph
Guichard
Duverney
isolated fracture of
the iliac wing
direct trauma
"Duverney
fracture".Medcyclopaedia. GE.
Archived fromthe original on
2012-02-05.
E
Essex-
Lopresti
fracture
Peter
Essex-
Lopresti
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
G
Galeazzi
fracture
Ricardo
Galeazzi
radius shaft fracture
with dislocation of
distal radioulnar
joint
blow to forearm Galeazzi fracture at eMedicine
G
Gosselin
fracture
Leon
Athanese
Gosselin
V-shaped distal
tibia fracture
extending into the
tibial plafond

Gosselin's
fracture atTheFreeDictionary.c
om
H
Hangman's
fracture
Hangman
fracture of both
pedicles of C2
distraction and
extension of
neck
Hangman's fracture at
Wheeless' Textbook of
Orthopaedics online
H
HillSachs
fracture
Harold
Arthur Hill
Maurice
David
Sachs
impacted posterior
humeral head
fracture occurring
during anterior
shoulder dislocation

Hill Sachs Lesion at Wheeless'
Textbook of Orthopaedics
online
H
Holstein
Lewis
fracture
Arthur
Holstein
Gwylim
Lewis
fracture of the distal
third of the humerus
resulting in
entrapment of the
radial nerve

Holstein-Lewis fracture at
Orthopedic Weblinks
H
Holdsworth
fracture
Sir Frank
Wild
unstable spinal
fracture-dislocation
at the

Thoracic Spine Fractures and
Dislocations at eMedicine
Holdsworth thoracolumbar
junction
H
Hume
fracture
A.C. Hume
olecranon fracture
with anterior
dislocation of radial
head

Ronald McRae, Maxx
Esser. Practical Fracture
Treatment 5th edition, page
187. Elsevier Health Sciences,
2008.ISBN 978-0-443-06876-
8.
J
Jefferson
fracture
Sir Geoffrey
Jefferson
fracture of first
cervical vertebra
compression of
neck
Jefferson fracture at Who
Named It?
J
Jones
fracture
Sir Robert
Jones
fracture of base of
5th metatarsal
extending into
intermetatarsal joint
inversion of
ankle
Jones fracture at Wheeless'
Textbook of Orthopaedics
online
L
Le Fort
fractures
Ren Le
Fort
series of facial
fractures
direct trauma to
face
LeFort I at Who Named It?
LeFort II at Who Named It?
LeFort III at Who Named It?
L
Le Fort's
fracture of
the ankle
Lon
Clment Le
Fort
vertical fracture of
distal fibula with
avulsion of medial
malleolus

LeFort's fracture of the
ankle at Who Named It?
L
Lisfranc
fracture
Jacques
Lisfranc de
St. Martin
fracture dislocation
of midfoot
forced plantar
flexion of foot or
dropping heavy
weight on foot
Lisfranc fracture at Who
Named It?
M
Maisonneuv
e fracture
Jules
Germain
Franois
Maisonneuv
spiral fracture of
proximal fibula
external rotation
of ankle
Maisonneuve fracture at
Wheeless' Textbook of
Orthopaedics online
e
M
Malgaigne's
fracture
Joseph-
Franois
Malgaigne
vertical pelvic
fracture through
both pubic rami and
the ilium or sacroilia
c joint with vertical
displacement
high energy
impact to pelvis
(front to back)
Malgaigne's
fracture atTheFreeDictionary.c
om
M
March
fracture
Marching
stress fracture of a
metatarsal shaft
heavy or
unaccustomed
exercise
Metatarsal Stress
Fracture ateMedicine
M
Monteggia
fracture
Giovanni
Battista
Monteggia
proximal ulna fractu
re with dislocation
of radial head
blow to forearm
Monteggia fracture at Who
Named It?
M
Moore's
fracture
Edward
Mott Moore
distal radius fracture
with ulnardislocation
and entrapment of
styloid process
under annular
ligament

Moore's
fracture atTheFreeDictionary.c
om
P
Pipkin
fracture-
dislocation
G. Pipkin
posterior dislocation
of hip with avulsion
fracture of fragment
of femoral head by
the ligamentum
teres
impact to the
knee with the hip
flexed
(dashboard
injury)
Type II-V: Posterior Fracture
Dislocations at Wheeless'
Textbook of Orthopaedics
online
P
Pott's
fracture
[2]

Percival
Pott
bimalleolar
fracture of the ankle
eversion of ankle
Pott's fracture at Who Named
It?
R
Rolando
fracture
Silvio
Rolando
comminuted
fracture of base of
axial load along
the metacarpal
causing splitting
Rolando's fracture at
Wheeless' Textbook of
first metacarpal of the proximal
articular surface
Orthopaedics online
R
Runner's
fracture
Running
stress fracture of
distal fibula 38 cm
above the lateral
malleolus
repeated axial
stress on fibula
Google books result Marko
Peina, Ivan Bojani. Overuse
injuries of the Musculoskeletal
System, page 331. Informa
Health Care, 2004. ISBN 978-
0-8493-1428-5.
S
Salter
Harris
fracture
R.B. Salter,
W.R.
Harris
[3]

fractures involving
a growth plate
various
SalterHarris
fractures at Medscape
S
Segond
fracture
Paul
Segond
lateral tibial plateau
avulsion fracture
with anterior
cruciate ligament
tear
internal rotation
of the knee
Segond fracture at Who
Named It?
S
Shepherd's
fracture
Francis J.
Shepherd
fracture of the
lateral tubercle of
the posterior
process of the talus

Shepherd's fracture at
Mondofacto online medical
dictionary
S
Smith's
fracture
Robert
William
Smith
distal radius fracture
with volar
displacement
fall on
outstretched
hand with wrist in
flexed position
Smith's fracture at Who Named
It?
S
Stieda
fracture
Alfred
Stieda
avulsion fracture of
the medial femoral
condyle at the origin
of the medial
collateral ligament

Stieda's
fracture atTheFreeDictionary.c
om
T
Tillaux
fracture
Paul Jules
Tillaux
SalterHarris
III fracture of
the tibia
forced lateral
rotation of foot
Tillaux fracture at Who Named
It?
T
Toddler's
fracture
Toddlers
undisplaced spiral
fracture of
distal tibiain children
under 8 years old
low-energy
trauma, often
rotational
The toddler's fracture
revisited at Wheeless'
Textbook of Orthopaedics
online