Gosselin fracture
| Gosselin fracture | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | S82.3 |
| AO | 43-B1 |
The Gosselin fracture is a V-shaped fracture of the distal tibia which extends into the ankle joint and fractures the tibial plafond into anterior and posterior fragments.[1]
The fracture was described by Leon Athanese Gosselin, chief of surgery at the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris.[2]
References
- ↑ Hunter, Tim B; Leonard F Peltier; Pamela J Lund (May 2000). "Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys?" (PDF). RadioGraphics. 20 (3): 819–836. PMID 10835130. doi:10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma20819. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ Gosselin LA, Stimson LA. translated in Clinical lectures on surgery. Philadelphia, Pa. Lea, 1878.
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