Gosselin fracture
Encyclopedia
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.
The fracture was described by Leon Athanese Gosselin
, chief of surgery at the Hôpital de la Charité
in Paris.
Bone fracture
A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone...
of the distal tibia
Tibia
The tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
which extends into the ankle
Ankle
The ankle joint is formed where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus bone in the foot...
joint and fractures the tibial plafond
Synovial joint
A Synovial joint, also known as a diarthrosis, is the most common and most movable type of joint in the body of a mammal. As with most other joints, synovial joints achieve movement at the point of contact of the articulating bones....
into anterior and posterior fragments.
The fracture was described by Leon Athanese Gosselin
Leon Athanese Gosselin
Leon Athanese Gosselin was a French surgeon remembered for describing the Gosselin fracture in 1866. He was chief of surgery at l'Hôpital de la Charité in Paris....
, chief of surgery at the Hôpital de la Charité
Hôpital de la Charité
Hôpital de la Charité was a hospital in Paris founded in the 17th century and closed in 1935.-History:In 1606, Marie de Médicis invited the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God to come to France. The Abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés granted them the use of its former Saint-Père chapel, which...
in Paris.