Specific & Eponymous Fractures
There are many fractures or fracture classification systems named after the person who first described them. This page lists common eponymous fractures, their features and the potential mechanism of injury.
Barton's Fracture
Fall onto outstretched hand
Intra-articular fracture of distal radius with radiocarpal joint dislocation
Hutchinson Fracture
Forced ulnar deviation
Intra-articular avulsion fracture of radial styloid
Colle's Fracture
Fall onto outstretched hand
Extra-articular fracture of distal radius
Galeazzi Fracture-Dislocation
Fall on outstretched hand while elbow flexed
Distal radius fracture + radio-ulnar dislocation
Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation
Fall onto outstretched hand
Proximal ulnar fracture + radial head dislocation
Smith Fracture
Fall onto flexed wrist
Distal radial fracture with volar angulation
Chopart's Fracture-Dislocation
Plantarflexion and inversion of foot
Dislocation of Chopart's joint with fracture(s)
Jones Fracture
Adduction of forefoot while ankle plantarflexed
Transverse fracture of base of fifth metatarsal
Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation
Crush injury
Fracture-dislocation of tarsometatarsal joint