English Explanatory Dictionary

Pott's fracture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.

Word forms

Pott's fracture

Etymology

English physician Percivall Pott experienced this injury in 1765 and described his clinical findings in a paper published in 1769.

Synonyms

Dupuytren's fracture
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