Barton fracture

Case contributed by Aditya Shetty
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

History of fall with injury to right wrist.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
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Info
  • distal radial fracture 

  • fracture extends to intra-articular surface along dorsal aspect

  • volar surface is not involved

  • styloid process of ulna fracture

Case Discussion

Barton fracture

  • eponymous fracture

  • first named by John Rhea Barton (1794 - 1871), an orthopedic surgeon at Pennsylvania hospital, Philadelphia (USA)

  • for all practical purposes a good description is sufficient; eponyms can be confusing

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