Fracture | Named after | Mantrakshar | Description | Mechanism of injury |
Bankart's fracture | Arthur Bankart | | fracture of anterior glenoid associated with anterior shoulder dislocation | external rotation and abduction of shoulder |
Barton's fracture | John Rhea Barton | | distal radius fracture involving the articular surface with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint | fall on outstretched hand |
Bennett's fracture | Edward Hallaran Bennett | | intra-articular fracture of base of Thumb metacarpal | axial load along metacarpal in a partially flexed thumb |
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 |
Boxer's fracture | Boxers | | fracture of neck of little metacarpal | punching solid object |
Bumper fracture | Car bumper | | compression fracture of lateral tibial plateau | forced valgus of knee when struck from side by car bumper |
Chance fracture | George Quentin Chance | | horizontal fracture of vertebral body | hyperflexion of spine, seen in car accidents when lap belts were used |
Chauffeur's fracture[1] | Chauffeurs | | intra-articular fracture of radial styloid | forced ulnar deviation of the wrist causing avulsion of the radial styloid |
Chopart's fracture-dislocation | François Chopart | | 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 shoveller's fracture | Clay shovellers | | spinous process fracture of C6, C7 or T1 | forced hyperflexion of neck |
Colles' fracture | Abraham Colles | | distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation, impaction and radial drift | fall on outstretched hand |
Duverney fracture | Joseph Guichard Duverney | | isolated fracture of the iliac wing | direct trauma |
Essex-Lopresti fracture | Peter Essex-Lopresti | | comminuted radial head fracture with interosseous membrane disruption and distal radioulnar joint subluxation | fall from height |
Galeazzi fracture | Ricardo Galeazzi | | radius shaft fracture with dislocation of distal radioulnar joint | blow to forearm |
Gosselin fracture | Leon Athanese Gosselin | | V-shaped distal tibia fracture extending into the tibial plafond | |
Hangman's fracture | Hangman | | fracture of both pedicles of C2 | distraction and extension of neck |
Hill–Sachs fracture | Harold Arthur Hill | | impacted posterior humeral head fracture occurring during anterior shoulder dislocation | |
Holstein–Lewis fracture | Arthur Holstein | | fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve | |
Holdsworth fracture | Sir Frank Wild Holdsworth | | unstable spinal fracture-dislocation at the thoracolumbar junction | |
Hume fracture | A.C. Hume | | olecranon fracture with anterior dislocation of radial head | |
Jefferson fracture | Sir Geoffrey Jefferson | | fracture of first cervical vertebra | compression of neck |
Jones fracture | Sir Robert Jones | | fracture of base of 5th metatarsal extending into intermetatarsal joint | inversion of ankle |
Le Fort fractures | René Le Fort | | series of facial fractures | direct trauma to face |
Le Fort's fracture of the ankle | Léon Clément Le Fort | | vertical fracture of distal fibula with avulsion of medial malleolus | |
Lisfranc fracture | Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin | | fracture dislocation of midfoot | forced plantar flexion of foot or dropping heavy weight on foot |
Maisonneuve fracture | Jules Germain François Maisonneuve | | spiral fracture of proximal fibula | external rotation of ankle |
Malgaigne's fracture | Joseph-François Malgaigne | | vertical pelvic fracture through both pubic rami and the ilium or sacroiliac joint with vertical displacement | high energy impact to pelvis (front to back) |
March fracture | Marching | | stress fracture of a metatarsal shaft | heavy or unaccustomed exercise |
Monteggia fracture | Giovanni Battista Monteggia | | proximal ulna fracture with dislocation of radial head | blow to forearm |
Moore's fracture | Edward Mott Moore | | distal radius fracture with ulnar dislocation and entrapment of styloid process under annular ligament | |
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) |
Pott's fracture[2] | Percival Pott | | bimalleolar fracture of the ankle | eversion of ankle |
Rolando fracture | Silvio Rolando | | intra articular comminuted fracture of base of first metacarpal | axial load along the metacarpal causing splitting of the proximal articular surface |
Runner's fracture | Running | | stress fracture of distal fibula 3–8 cm above the lateral malleolus | repeated axial stress on fibula |
Salter–Harris fracture | R.B. Salter, W.R. Harris[3] | | fractures involving a growth plate | various |
Segond fracture | Paul Segond | | lateral tibial plateau avulsion fracture with anterior cruciate ligament tear | internal rotation of the knee |
Shepherd's fracture | Francis J. Shepherd | | fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus | |
Smith's fracture | Robert William Smith | | distal radius fracture with volar displacement | fall on outstretched hand with wrist in flexed position |
Stieda fracture | Alfred Stieda | | avulsion fracture of the medial femoral condyle at the origin of the medial collateral ligament | |
Tillaux fracture | Paul Jules Tillaux | | Salter–Harris III fracture of the tibia | forced lateral rotation of foot |
Toddler's fracture | Toddlers | | undisplaced spiral fracture of distal tibia in children under 8 years old | low-energy trauma, often rotational |