Budd–Chiari syndrome
Budd–Chiari syndrome. Hepatic venous outflow obstruction causing portal hypertension. George Budd (1808 - 1882) and Hans Chiari (1851 - 1916)
Category Medical Specialty
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Libman-Sacks endocarditis, characterized by sterile, verrucous valvular lesions (Libman-Sacks vegetations) with a predisposition for the mitral and aortic valves.
John Durkan
Dr John A. Durkan specialist in orthopedic and sports medicine. Eponymously affiliated with Durkan's test in carpal tunnel syndrome
Graves orbitopathy
Time to review the descriptions and eponymythology of the forgotten signs associated with Graves orbitopathy - the signs of Dalrymple, Stellwag, von Graefe, Möbius and Joffroy...
Robert Kienböck
Robert Kienböck (1871-1953) was an Austrian radiologist and pioneer in radiotherapy. Eponymously associated with Kienböck's disease - avascular necrosis of the lunate bone
Kienböck Disease
Kienböck Disease: Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the lunate leading to abnormal carpal motion. Descriebd 1910 by Robert Kienböck (1871-1953)
There’s an app for that
When you’re out in the sticks, you want to travel light. This limits the amount of diagnostic supplies you can carry, and generally wilderness medics trend towards carrying supplies that can do multiple jobs. Thus, necessity being the mother of…
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
Terry-Thomas (1911–1990) was an English comedian and character actor. The Terry-Thomas sign was proposed in 1977 by surgeon Victor H Frankel
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
Auguste Broca
Auguste Broca (1859 – 1924) was a French surgeon. Bankart lesion and shoulder operation