Finkelstein Test
A test for diagnosing de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, or snapping thumb syndrome. First described in 1930 by Harry Finkelstein (1883-1975)
Category Orthopaedics
Harry Finkelstein
Harry Finkelstein (1883 – 1975) was an American Surgeon. Eponym - Finkelstein's Test (Modified Eichhoff test) to confirm De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
De Quervain disease
De Quervain described chronic tenosynovitis thickening the tendon sheath of the abductor muscle of the thumb and of the extensor short muscle of the thumb.
Fritz de Quervain
Fritz de Quervain (1868 – 1940) was an Swiss surgeon. He described the chronic tendonitis that bears his name (De Quervain disease)
Wynne-Davies Ligamentous Laxity
Wynne-Davies Ligamentous Laxity Criteria (1970) by Edinburgh orthopedic surgeon Ruth Wynne-Davies (1926 - 2012)
Smith fracture
Smith fracture: Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with associated palmar angulation of the distal fracture fragment. (1847)
Walther Müller
Walther Müller (1888–1949) was a German orthopedic surgeon. Known for Müller-Weiss disease, a complex idiopathic foot condition
Jean-Gaspard Blaise Goyrand
Jean-Gaspard Blaise Goyrand (1803 – 1866) was a French surgeon. Eponym: Goyrand Fracture (France - 1832) Smith fracture, wrist fracture
Franklin Adin Simmonds
Franklin Adin 'Sam' Simmonds (1910–1983) British orthopaedic surgeon. Simmonds-Thompson Test for Achilles tendon rupture with TC Thompson (1902-1986)
Theodore Campbell Thompson
T. Campbell Thompson (1902 – 1986) American Orthopedic Surgeon. Simmonds-Thompson Test for Achilles tendon rupture with Sam Simmonds (1910–1983)
Ernest Amory Codman
Ernest Amory Codman (1869-1940) was an American surgeon. Founder of an 'end results system' to track the outcomes of patient treatments.
Plaster, Fibreglass and Splints
Plaster tips and tricks with Dan Smith; Splint immobilisation, full casts; bi-valves; and plaster removal techniques