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Musculoskeletal colloquialisms: how did we come up with these names?
Lee P, Hunter TB, Taljanovic M.
Department of Radiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Radiographics. 2004 Jul-Aug;24(4):1009-27.
Eponyms and colloquial terms are labels that provide two kinds of information: the pattern of a complex injury or pathologic problem and, in the case of an eponym, the name of an individual who has been closely identified with the pathologic problem. Such terms remind us that the medicine of today is not entirely the work of our contemporaries. The article illustrates many of the common colloquial terms applied to fractures and musculoskeletal injuries seen in everyday practice. Wherever possible, the illustrations and definitions are based on the original descriptions of the injuries. Copyright RSNA, 2004
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Department of Radiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Radiographics. 2004 Jul-Aug;24(4):1009-27.
Eponyms and colloquial terms are labels that provide two kinds of information: the pattern of a complex injury or pathologic problem and, in the case of an eponym, the name of an individual who has been closely identified with the pathologic problem. Such terms remind us that the medicine of today is not entirely the work of our contemporaries. The article illustrates many of the common colloquial terms applied to fractures and musculoskeletal injuries seen in everyday practice. Wherever possible, the illustrations and definitions are based on the original descriptions of the injuries. Copyright RSNA, 2004
Posted via PubMed for educational and discussion purposes only.
Link to PubMed Reference
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