Gissane angle
Gissane Angle [aka *critical angle; critical angle of Gissane], like the Böhler angle, can be used to help determine the presence of a calcaneus fracture on a radiograph.
Category Medical Specialty
Second-degree Atrioventricular block
Eponymythology of Second-degree Atrioventricular (AV) block including Luciani, Galabin, Wenckebach, Hay and Mobitz
Adam Politzer
Ádám Politzer (1835 - 1920) was a Hungarian Otolaryngologist. one of the principal founders of otology, was the first Professor of Otology in Vienna
Böhler angle
Böhler angle. The angle between line from highest point of anterior process to highest point of posterior facet plus line tangential to superior edge of tuberosity; measured on lateral foot x-ray. Normally 20-40°. If < 20° represents a calcaneal fracture
Ismar Isidor Boas
Ismar Isidor Boas (1858 - 1938) was a German gastroenterologist. Boas sign and Boas point (1894) Boas algesimeter (1891)
William Gissane
William Gissane (1898 - 1981) was an Australian born, British surgeon. Birmingham Accident Hospital first director; critical angle of Gissane
Dunphy sign
Dunphy sign [* cough test; coughing test ] increased abdominal pain, localised to the right lower quadrant, with coughing. Attributed to John Englebert Dunphy (1908-1981)
Sophie Spitz
Sophie Spitz (1910 - 1956) was an American pathologist. Spitz nevus (1948)
Otto Ullrich
Otto Ullrich (1894 - 1957) was a German pediatrician. Eponymously remembered for his description of Ullrich-Turner syndrome (1930)
Sunao Tawara
Sunao Tawara 田原 淳, (1873 - 1952) was a Japanese pathologist. Aschoff-Tawara node (1906)
Pierre-Joseph Desault
Pierre-Joseph Desault (1738 - 1795) was a French surgeon and anatomist.
Hugo Spatz
Biography Born 2 September 1888, Munich Died 27 January 1969 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Biography Archiv für Psychiatrie und Zeitscrift für Neurologie 1965;207:165–67