Arthur Legg
Arthur Thornton Legg (1874–1939), American orthopaedic surgeon, described Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease, clarifying its non-tuberculous origin
Category Orthopaedics
Georg Perthes
Georg Perthes (1869–1927), German surgeon. Described Perthes’ test for varicose veins (1895) and arthritis deformans juvenilis, later known as Perthes disease (1910)
Holstein–Lewis fracture
Holstein–Lewis fracture: simple spiral fracture of the distal third of the shaft of humerus with distal bone fragment displaced and the proximal end deviated toward the radial side
Gwilym B. Lewis
Gwilym B. Lewis (1914-2009) American Orthopedic Surgeon. With Arthur Holstein - eponymously affiliated with the Holstein–Lewis fracture (1963)
Arthur Holstein
Arthur Holstein (1913-2000) was an American Orthopedic Surgeon with Gwilym Lewis described the Holstein–Lewis fracture (1963)
Albert Hoffa
Albert Hoffa (1859-1907) was a German orthopedic surgeon. eponymously affiliated with a distal femur fracture (1888); an operation for congenital hip dislocations (1890); the development of a system of massage therapy, the Hoffa system (1893); and the Hoffa fat pad
Bernhard Weber
Bernhard Georg (Hardy) Weber (1927 – 2002) was a Swiss surgeon affiliated with the Danis-Weber ankle fracture classification. Medical Eponym
Adult Ortho Cases 004
Shoulder Dislocations. Adult Orthopedic case interpretation. A review of Xray and ultrasound (POCUS) evaluation, dislocation types and reduction techniques
Paget disease of bone
Paget disease of bone, osteitis deformans history from Czerny and Paget. Clinical findings, diagnosis, pathology and bisphosphonate treatment.
Colles fracture
Colles fracture: Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dorsal angulation of the distal fragment. Abraham Colles (1814)
Abraham Colles
Abraham Colles (1773 - 1843) was an Irish surgeon and anatomist. Eponym: Colles Fracture (1814) distal radius/ulna fracture
Monteggia fracture
Monteggia fracture. Fracture of the proximal or middle third of the ulna with associated radial head dislocation/instability. GB Monteggia 1812