Le Fort fracture of ankle

Le Fort's fracture of the ankle is a vertical fracture of the antero-medial part of the distal fibula with avulsion of the anterior tibiofibular ligament.[1]

The injury was described by Léon Clément Le Fort in 1886.[2]

External links

Le Fort's fracture of the ankle at Who Named It?

References

  1. ^ Tim B Hunter, Leonard F Peltier, Pamela J Lund (2000). "Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys?". RadioGraphics 20: 829. http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/20/3/819.full.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  2. ^ Le Fort, LC (1886). "Note sur une variete non-decrite de fracture verticale de la malleole externe par arrachement. [Note on an undescribed variety of vertical fracture of the lateral malleolus by avulsion.]". Bull Gen Ther 110: 193–199. 
General
Head
Vertebral
Ribs
Shoulder, arm
and hand
Shoulder
Arm
Hand
Hip, leg and foot
Hip/femur
Leg
tibia: Bumper · Segond · Gosselin · Toddler's
fibula: Maisonneuve · Le Fort fracture of ankle · Bosworth
Foot

M: BON/CAR

anat(c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M5)

M: TTH

anat/devp/phys

noco/cong/jaws/tumr, epon, injr

dent, proc (endo, orth, pros)