How to survive a shark attack
The easy answer is to stay out of the water. That takes all the fun out of life though, so there has to be a better answer. Sadly, once a shark has decided to attack, your chances of survival drastically…
Henry Milch
Henry Milch (1895 - 1964) was an American Orthopedic Surgeon. Eponymous with the Milch method of shoulder reduction
Paul Ferdinand Segond
Paul Ferdinand Segond (1851-1912) French Orthopaedic Surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with Segond fracture (described 1879)
Surgical airways in the field
Surgical airways have fallen out of favor in the hospital setting due to the advent of RSI and supraglottic airway devices, and now represent less than 3% of attempted intubations. In the prehospital setting, they can represent up to nearly 15% of attempts, however.
LITFL Review 350
Welcome to the 350th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care.
Schatzker classification of tibial plateau fractures
The Schatzker classification system divides tibial plateau fractures into six types. First described 1979 by Canadian surgeon Joseph Schatzker
Joseph Schatzker
Joseph Schatzker (1934 - ) Canadian Orthopaedic Surgeon. Eponym: Schatzker classification for tibial plateau fractures (1979)
Salter-Harris Classification
Salter-Harris classification of fractures describes injuries involving the epiphyseal plate of any bone. Described by Salter and Harris (Canada, 1963)
Robert Bruce Salter
Robert Bruce Salter (1924-2010) was a Canadian surgeon. Eponymously associated with the Salter-Harris Classification along with W. Robert Harris (1963)
W. Robert Harris
W. Robert Harris (1922-2005) was a Canadian Orthopaedic Surgeon. Eponymously associated with the Salter-Harris Classification along with Robert Bruce Salter (1963)
Apley Test
Apley Grind test (Apley Compression test) is a maneuver that is performed to evaluate for meniscus injury. 1947 by Alan Graham Apley (1914 - 1996)
Alan Apley
Alan Graham Apley (1914 – 1996) was a British Orthopaedic Surgeon famous for describing the Apley grind test in knee meniscal injury and for his essential orthopaedic reference text: Apley's System of Orthopaedics and Fractures (1959)