TY - JOUR
T1 - Eponyms in elbow fracture surgery
AU - Somford, Matthijs P.
AU - Wiegerinck, Johannes I.
AU - Hoornenborg, Daniël
AU - van den Bekerom, Michel P.J.
AU - Eygendaal, Denise
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - Eponyms are common in medicine and in orthopaedic surgery. For future reference and historical considerations, we present common eponyms in elbow fracture surgery. We describe in short the biography of the name giver and give, where possible, the original description on which the eponym was based. Whether eponyms should continue to be used is a question that remains unanswered, but if we use them, knowledge of the original description can prevent confusion and knowledge of the historical background sheds light on the interesting roots of our profession.
AB - Eponyms are common in medicine and in orthopaedic surgery. For future reference and historical considerations, we present common eponyms in elbow fracture surgery. We describe in short the biography of the name giver and give, where possible, the original description on which the eponym was based. Whether eponyms should continue to be used is a question that remains unanswered, but if we use them, knowledge of the original description can prevent confusion and knowledge of the historical background sheds light on the interesting roots of our profession.
KW - Elbow
KW - Eponyms
KW - Fracture
KW - History
KW - Orthopaedics
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jse.2014.10.017
DO - 10.1016/j.jse.2014.10.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 25595361
AN - SCOPUS:84922706197
VL - 24
SP - 369
EP - 375
JO - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
JF - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
SN - 1058-2746
IS - 3
ER -