# List of eponymous fractures

Eponymous fractures and fracture-dislocations are most commonly named after the doctor who first described them. They may also be named after an activity with which they are associated.
Some of these terms are historic.
| Fracture | Named after | Description | Mechanism of injury | Reference |
| Bankart's fracture | Arthur Bankart | Fracture of anterior glenoid associated with anterior shoulder dislocation | External rotation and abduction of shoulder | |
| Barton's fracture | John Rhea Barton | distal radius fracture involving the articular surface with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint | fall on outstretched hand | Barton's fracture at Who Named It? |
| Bennett's fracture | Edward Hallaran Bennett | intra-articular fracture of base of Thumb metacarpal | axial load along metacarpal in a partially flexed thumb | Bennett's fracture at Who Named It? |
| Bosworth fracture | David M. Bosworth | fracture of distal fibula with posterior dislocation of the proximal fibula behind the tibia | severe external rotation of the foot | "Bosworth fracture dislocation". Medcyclopaedia. GE. |
| Boxer's fracture | Boxers | fracture at the neck of the fifth metacarpal | punching solid object | Boxer's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Bumper fracture | Car bumper | compression fracture of lateral tibial plateau | forced valgus of knee when struck from side by car bumper | Bumper fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com |
| Chance fracture | George Quentin Chance | horizontal fracture of vertebral body | hyperflexion of spine, seen in car accidents when lap belts were used | Chance fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Chauffeur's fracture | Chauffeurs | intra-articular fracture of radial styloid | forced ulnar deviation of the wrist causing avulsion of the radial styloid | Chauffeur's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Chopart's fracture-dislocation | François Chopart | foot dislocation through talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints with associated fractures, usually after ankle twisting.treated in a non weight bearing cast for 6–8 weeks | | Chopart's fracture dislocation at Who Named It? |
| Clay shoveller's fracture | Clay shovellers | spinous process fracture of C6, C7 or T1 | forced hyperflexion of neck | "Clay shovellers fracture". Medcyclopaedia. GE. |
| Colles' fracture | Abraham Colles | distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation, impaction and radial drift | fall on outstretched hand | Colles' fracture at Who Named It? |
| Duverney fracture | Joseph Guichard Duverney | isolated fracture of the iliac wing | direct trauma | "Duverney fracture". Medcyclopaedia. GE. |
| Essex-Lopresti fracture | Peter Essex-Lopresti | comminuted radial head fracture with interosseous membrane disruption and distal radioulnar joint subluxation | fall from height | Essex Lopresti fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Galeazzi fracture | Ricardo Galeazzi | radius shaft fracture with dislocation of distal radioulnar joint | blow to forearm | Galeazzi fracture at eMedicine |
| Gosselin fracture | Leon Athanese Gosselin | V-shaped distal tibia fracture extending into the tibial plafond | | Gosselin's fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com |
| Hangman's fracture | Hangman | fracture of both pedicles of C2 | distraction and extension of neck | Hangman's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Hill–Sachs fracture | Harold Arthur Hill Maurice David Sachs | impacted posterior humeral head fracture occurring during anterior shoulder dislocation | | Hill Sachs Lesion at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Holstein–Lewis fracture | Arthur Holstein Gwylim Lewis | fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve | | Holstein-Lewis fracture at Orthopedic Weblinks |
| Holdsworth fracture | Sir Frank Wild Holdsworth | unstable spinal fracture-dislocation at the thoracolumbar junction | | Thoracic Spine Fractures and Dislocations at eMedicine |
| Hume fracture | A.C. Hume | olecranon fracture with anterior dislocation of radial head | | Ronald McRae, Maxx Esser. Practical Fracture Treatment 5th edition, page 187. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008. ISBN 978-0-443-06876-8. |
| Jefferson fracture | Sir Geoffrey Jefferson | fracture of first cervical vertebra | compression of neck | Jefferson fracture at Who Named It? |
| Jones fracture | Sir Robert Jones | fracture of base of 5th metatarsal extending into intermetatarsal joint | inversion of ankle | Jones fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Le Fort fractures | René Le Fort | series of facial fractures | direct trauma to face | LeFort I at Who Named It? LeFort II at Who Named It? LeFort III at Who Named It? |
| Le Fort's fracture of the ankle | Léon Clément Le Fort | vertical fracture of distal fibula with avulsion of medial malleolus | | LeFort's fracture of the ankle at Who Named It? |
| Lisfranc fracture | Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin | fracture dislocation of midfoot | forced plantar flexion of foot or dropping heavy weight on foot | Lisfranc fracture at Who Named It? |
| Maisonneuve fracture | Jules Germain François Maisonneuve | spiral fracture of proximal fibula | external rotation of ankle | Maisonneuve fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Malgaigne's fracture | Joseph-François Malgaigne | vertical pelvic fracture through both pubic rami and the ilium or sacroiliac joint with vertical displacement | high energy impact to pelvis (front to back) | Malgaigne's fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com |
| March fracture | Marching | stress fracture of a metatarsal shaft | heavy or unaccustomed exercise | Metatarsal Stress Fracture at eMedicine |
| Monteggia fracture | Giovanni Battista Monteggia | proximal ulna fracture with dislocation of radial head | blow to forearm | Monteggia fracture at Who Named It? |
| Moore's fracture | Edward Mott Moore | distal radius fracture with ulnar dislocation and entrapment of styloid process under annular ligament | | Moore's fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com |
| Pipkin fracture-dislocation | G. Pipkin | posterior dislocation of hip with avulsion fracture of fragment of femoral head by the ligamentum teres | impact to the knee with the hip flexed (dashboard injury) | Type II-V: Posterior Fracture Dislocations at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Pott's fracture | Percival Pott | bimalleolar fracture of the ankle | eversion of ankle | Pott's fracture at Who Named It? |
| Rolando fracture | Silvio Rolando | intra articular comminuted fracture of base of first metacarpal | axial load along the metacarpal causing splitting of the proximal articular surface | Rolando's fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |
| Runner's fracture | Running | stress fracture of distal fibula 3–8 cm above the lateral malleolus | repeated axial stress on fibula | Google books result Marko Pećina, Ivan Bojanić. Overuse injuries of the Musculoskeletal System, page 331. Informa Health Care, 2004. ISBN 978-0-8493-1428-5. |
| Salter–Harris fracture | R.B. Salter, W.R. Harris | fractures involving a growth plate | various | Salter–Harris fractures at Medscape |
| Segond fracture | Paul Segond | lateral tibial plateau avulsion fracture with anterior cruciate ligament tear | internal rotation of the knee | Segond fracture at Who Named It? |
| Shepherd's fracture | Francis J. Shepherd | fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus | | Shepherd's fracture at Mondofacto online medical dictionary |
| Smith's fracture | Robert William Smith | distal radius fracture with volar displacement | fall on outstretched hand with wrist in flexed position | Smith's fracture at Who Named It? |
| Stieda fracture | Alfred Stieda | avulsion fracture of the medial femoral condyle at the origin of the medial collateral ligament | | Stieda's fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com |
| Tillaux fracture | Paul Jules Tillaux | Salter–Harris III fracture of the tibia | forced lateral rotation of foot | Tillaux fracture at Who Named It? |
| Toddler's fracture | Toddlers | undisplaced spiral fracture of distal tibia in children under 8 years old | low-energy trauma, often rotational | The toddler's fracture revisited at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online |