Arnold–Chiari malformation
Arnold-Chiari malformation (Type II Chiari malformation) associated with myelomeningocele. Julius Arnold (1835-1915) and Hans Chiari (1851-1916)
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Budd–Chiari syndrome
Budd–Chiari syndrome. Hepatic venous outflow obstruction causing portal hypertension. George Budd (1808 - 1882) and Hans Chiari (1851 - 1916)
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Libman-Sacks endocarditis, characterized by sterile, verrucous valvular lesions (Libman-Sacks vegetations) with a predisposition for the mitral and aortic valves.
Kienböck Disease
Kienböck Disease: Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the lunate leading to abnormal carpal motion. Descriebd 1910 by Robert Kienböck (1871-1953)
Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle injury
Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle injuries (1950) - predictable fracture patterns defined by injury mechanism and resultant radiological findings
Terry-Thomas Sign
Terry-Thomas Sign: increased distance between the scaphoid and the lunate (scapholunate space) Described by Frankel in 1977
Battle Sign
Postauricular ecchymosis (bruising over the mastoid process) reflecting a base of skull fracture. Described by William Henry Battle (1855 – 1936) in 1890
Bankart Lesion
Bankart Lesion: Antero-inferior detachment of the glenoid labrum associated with first-time traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations.
Pott fracture
Archaic eponym: Effectively a fracture-dislocation of the ankle, involving a fracture of the fibula, disruption of the deltoid ligaments with an intact tibiofibular ligament
Bosworth fracture
Bosworth fracture-dislocation of the ankle. Rare injury with proximal fibular fragment trapped behind the tibia, frequently irreducible by closed methods.
Schatzker classification of tibial plateau fractures
The Schatzker classification system divides tibial plateau fractures into six types. First described 1979 by Canadian surgeon Joseph Schatzker
Salter-Harris Classification
Salter-Harris classification of fractures describes injuries involving the epiphyseal plate of any bone. Described by Salter and Harris (Canada, 1963)