Gosselin fracture explained

See also: Pilon fracture.

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]

Notes and References

1. Hunter. Tim B. Leonard F Peltier . Pamela J Lund . May 2000. Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys?. RadioGraphics. 20. 3. 819–836. 10835130. 10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma20819.
2. Gosselin LA, Stimson LA. translated in Clinical lectures on surgery. Philadelphia, Pa. Lea, 1878.