Segond fracture
Segond fracture: Avulsion fracture (small) of the lateral surface of the lateral tibial condyle. Paul Ferdinand Segond (1851-1912) described 1879
Tag Knee examination
Lelli Test
Lelli test or Lever test designed by Alessandro Lelli, Italian surgeon clinical test to diagnose Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) disruption.
Alessandro Lelli
Alessandro Lelli - Italian orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery. Eponym: Lelli test (Lever test) Knee ACL
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
Georges C. Noulis
Georges C.Noulis (1849-1919). Greek surgeon credited as the first to describe testing the functional integrity of the ACL and knee ligaments (Lachman Test)
Lachman Test
Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Eponymised to John W Lachman, first described by GC Noulis
John W Lachman
John W Lachman (1919 – 2007) was an American Orthopedic Surgeon. Eponymously associated with the Lachman test of knee ligament stability
McMurray test
McMurray test is used to evaluate individuals for tears in the meniscus of the knee. First described 1928 by Thomas Porter McMurray (1887-1949)
Paul Ferdinand Segond
Paul Ferdinand Segond (1851-1912) French Orthopaedic Surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with Segond fracture (described 1879)
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)
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)