Eponymythology associated with signs, symptoms, investigation and management of foot injuries. We review related eponyms, the person behind their origin, their relevance today, and modern terminology
Orthopaedics
Percivall Pott
Percivall Pott (1714 – 1788) was a British surgeon. Extensive work with hernia repair, hydrocoele repair, vertebral TB and his own Pott fracture
James F. Brailsford
James Frederick Brailsford (1888 – 1961) was an English radiologist.
An unusual wrist injury
Dislocation of the distal radio-ulna joint (DRUJ) is a rare injury, particularly when it occurs without associated fractures of the distal radius and ulna.
Mueller–Weiss disease
Müller-Weiss syndrome , or spontaneous osteonecrosis of the tarsal navicular in adults, is a rare cause of chronic medial midfoot pain.
Walther Müller
Walther Müller (1888–1949) was a German orthopedic surgeon.
Eponymous ankle and talus injuries
Eponymythology associated with signs, symptoms, investigation and management of ankle and talus injuries, fractures and conditions.
Henry Earle
Henry Earle (1789 – 1838) was an English surgeon. Earle-Volkmann triangle (1829); Fracture bed for management of NOF fractures
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