Eponymous Fractures

There are numerous eponymous fractures which are named after the people who first described their existence:

• Bankart fracture – glenoid
• Barton fracture – wrist
• Bennett fracture – thumb
• Bosworth fracture – ankle
• Chance fracture – vertebral
• Charcot joint – foot
• Chopart fracture – foot
• Colles fracture – wrist, etc.

Read more about Eponymous fractures – specifically Boxer’s, Chauffeur’s, Lisfranc and March fractures.