| Eponyms in category: Bone and joint |
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| Aberfeld’s syndrome (Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (Oscar Schwartz)) |
| A syndrome characterised by growth retardation, peculiar facies, skeletal anomalies, and myotonia. |
| Achilles tendinitis (Albert's disease) |
| Painful inflammation of the bursae located between the os calcis and the Achilles tendon with difficulty in walking. |
| Achilles tendon bursitis (Albert's disease) |
| Painful inflammation of the bursae located between the os calcis and the Achilles tendon with difficulty in walking. |
| Adair=Dighton syndrome (Van der Hoeve's syndrome) |
| Osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bones syndrome, occurs in four types. |
| Albers-Schönberg's disease |
| A syndrome of excessive calcification of bones causing marble like appearance with increased radiological density of the skeleton. |
| Albert's disease |
| Painful inflammation of the bursae located between the os calcis and the Achilles tendon with difficulty in walking. |
| Albert's syndrome (Albert's disease) |
| Painful inflammation of the bursae located between the os calcis and the Achilles tendon with difficulty in walking. |
| Albright-Hadorn syndrome |
| A now obsolete eponym used to indicate the occurrence of paroxysmal hypokalemic muscular paralysis associated with osteomalacia in patients with renal tubular acidosis. |
| Allen-Masters syndrome |
| Laceration of the fascial layers in the broad and Mackenrodt ligaments resulting in ”universal joint” type of mobility of the cervix. |
| Allison's syndrome |
| Bone demineralisation appearing after periods of prolonged immobilisation. |
| Allison’s atrophy (Allison's syndrome) |
| Bone demineralisation appearing after periods of prolonged immobilisation. |
| André's syndrome |
| A syndrome of peculiar facies and osseous defect.
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| Antley-Bixler syndrome |
| A distinct dysmorphy syndrome with bone and cartilage maldevelopment. |
| Aseptische os naviculare pedis malacia, Typ Müller-Weiss (German). (Müller-Weiss syndrome (Walther Müller/Konrad Weiss)) |
| Bilateral, symmetrical osteochondrosis of os naviculare pedis in adults. |
| Ashley's syndrome |
| A syndrome of unusual facies, musculoskeletal anomalies, hip dislocation, scoliosis, vertical talus, and hand abnormalities. |
| Atlas |
| The first cervical vertebra by which the head articulates with the occipital bone.
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| Axhausen's theory |
| Teori for den patogenetiske mekanismen ved knokkelnydannelse ved de såkalte oestoplastiske karcinoser. |
| Baker's cyst |
| Hernia-like cysts in synovial membranes, especially of the knee joints, produced by synovial fluid escaping from a joint through a natural channel or thorugh a hernial opening in the synovial membrane. |
| Ballard's syndrome |
| A syndrome of unknown aetiology marked by hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and pathologic fractures. |
| Bankart's operation |
| An operation for habitual dislocation of the shoulder joint. The joint capsule is sewed to the detached labrum glenoidale, without duplication of the subscapularis tendon. |
| Beals' syndrome |
| A bone dysplasia, characterized by short stature, hypoplasia of the capitellum, broad shoulders, horizontal alignment of the clavicles, and peculiar ear shape with elongated attached lobules and small posteriorly attached lobules. |
| Beck's boring (Alfred B. Beck) |
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| Beck's hoop (Alfred B. Beck) |
| German description: Durch Flügelschraube spreizbare »Spannbügel« für die Drahtextension von Knochenbrüchen. |
| Béclard's core of bone |
| The ossification core of the distal epiphysis of the femur. |
| Bednar-Parrot disease (Wegner's disease) |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Bednar-Parrot syndrome (Wegner's disease) |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Blount staple |
| Tibial stapling to compensate for epiphyses. |
| Blount syndrome (Erlacher-Blount syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterized by osteochondrosis, which affects the upper tibial epiphysis in children, causing progressive bowing of one or both legs in childhood. |
| Blount's splint |
| Splint for fixation of ends of bones following osteotomies.
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| Blount-Barber syndrome (Erlacher-Blount syndrome) |
| Syndrome characterized by osteochondrosis, which affects the upper tibial epiphysis in children, causing progressive bowing of one or both legs in childhood. |
| Broca-Perthes-Bankart operation (Bankart's operation) |
| An operation for habitual dislocation of the shoulder joint. The joint capsule is sewed to the detached labrum glenoidale, without duplication of the subscapularis tendon. |
| Brodie's abscess |
| Chronic metaphyseal abscess of a bone. |
| Brodie's disease II (Brodie's knee) |
| A particular form of chronic inflammation, or chronic synovitis of the knee joint. |
| Brodie's knee |
| A particular form of chronic inflammation, or chronic synovitis of the knee joint. |
| Brodie’s syndrome I (Brodie's abscess) |
| Chronic metaphyseal abscess of a bone. |
| Burgio's pseudodiastrophic dwarfism |
| A syndrome characterised by short-limb dwarfim, brevicollis, clubfoot, joint contractures and dislocations, cleft palate, and characteristic facies. |
| Büngner's point |
| The most favourable point for a sagittal puncture of the hip joint |
| Calvé's syndrome |
| Aseptic epiphyseal necrosis with flattening of the vertebral bodies in children. |
| Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Calvé-Perthes disease (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Calvé’s disease (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Campanacci's syndrome |
| A syndrome of osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia and fibula. |
| Charcot's disease (Charcot's joints) |
| A degenerative disease with progressive destruction of the bones and joints within the foot. |
| Charcot's joint (Charcot's joints) |
| A degenerative disease with progressive destruction of the bones and joints within the foot. |
| Charcot's joints |
| A degenerative disease with progressive destruction of the bones and joints within the foot. |
| Charcot’s arthrosis (Charcot's joints) |
| A degenerative disease with progressive destruction of the bones and joints within the foot. |
| Christian-Schüller disease (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Christian’s syndrome (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Codman's exercises |
| A form of pendulum movement of the upper extremities, with the purpose of regaining/maintaining range of motion after fracture.
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| Codman's sign |
| A sign seen in the absence of rotator cuff function or when there is a rupture of the supraspinatus tendon. |
| Codman's tumour |
| A benign tumor of the cartilage and cartilage-forming connective tissue, most frequently localized to the epiphyses of the long bones, e.g., femur, humerus, and tibia. |
| Cushing's symphalangism |
| A syndrome of symphalangism with fusion of the midphalangeal joints, fusion of elbow and carpal and tarsal bones; absence of the normal articular folds. |
| Dandy's sign II |
| Clinical sign and a differential diagnostic sign against neuritis in N. ischiasdiscus in hernia of the Nucleus pulposus in the lower part of the spinal column. |
| Denny-Brown syndrome I (Nélaton's syndrome) |
| A rare hereditary syndrome characterized by sensory disorders of the lower extremities, leading to perforating ulceration of the feet and destruction of the underlying bones. |
| Duchenne-Trendelenburg phenomenon (Trendelenburg's symptom) |
| Sign of congenital dislocation of the hip joint. |
| Dupuytren fracture (Pott's fracture) |
| A common fracture of one or both bones just above the ankle. |
| Dupuytren-Nélaton disease (Nélaton's tumour) |
| A central tumour of bone. |
| Eddowe's syndrome (Van der Hoeve's syndrome) |
| Osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bones syndrome, occurs in four types. |
| Ehrenfried's syndrome |
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| Elephant man's syndrome (misnomer) (Recklinghausen's disease) |
| Inheritable disease characterized by café au lait spots combined with multiple peripheral nerve tumours and a variety of others dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. |
| Engel-von Recklinghausen syndrome |
| Now mostly historical term for a generalized rarefying bone disorder with skeletal deformation, seen in advanced hyperparathyroidism. |
| Erdheim's law |
| Calcioprotective law stating that calcic deposits in the bones are largest where static demands from pull and pressure are strongest. |
| Erdheim's syndrome |
| Cervical spondylosis secondary to acromegaly. |
| Erdheim’s syndrome II (Erdheim's syndrome) |
| Cervical spondylosis secondary to acromegaly. |
| Erlacher-Blount syndrome |
| Syndrome characterized by osteochondrosis, which affects the upper tibial epiphysis in children, causing progressive bowing of one or both legs in childhood. |
| Esterly-McKusick syndrome |
| A syndrome marked by flexion contracture of the fingers and toes, limited motion of other joints, and sclerodermatoid changes of the skin. |
| Ewing's angioendothelioma (Ewing's sarcoma) |
| A primary tumour in the bone. |
| Ewing's endothelial sarcoma (Ewing's sarcoma) |
| A primary tumour in the bone. |
| Ewing's sarcoma |
| A primary tumour in the bone. |
| Ewing’s syndrome (Ewing's sarcoma) |
| A primary tumour in the bone. |
| Ewing’s tumour (Ewing's sarcoma) |
| A primary tumour in the bone. |
| Fairbank's disease (Trevor's disease) |
| A rare congenital bone developmental disorder characterised by asymmetrical limb deformity due to localised overgrowth of cartilage. |
| Fairbank's disease (Voorhoeve's disease) |
| A syndrome of osteopathia striata and cranial sclerosis affecting both sexes. |
| Fairbank's disease (Müller-Ribbing-Clément syndrome (Walther Müller)) |
| A rare bone disturbance characterised by stunted stature, obliteration of the hollow bones, and premature degenerative atropathy, in particular of the hip joints. |
| Fairbank's syndrome II (Müller-Ribbing-Clément syndrome (Walther Müller)) |
| A rare bone disturbance characterised by stunted stature, obliteration of the hollow bones, and premature degenerative atropathy, in particular of the hip joints. |
| Fairbank-Keats syndrome |
| A rare form of bone dysplasia characterised by distinctive bone lesions, disproportionate dwarfism, and severe craniofacial defect. |
| Feil-Klippel syndrome (Klippel-Feil deformity) |
| Congenital anomaly characterized by a reduced number of cervical vertebrae or multiple hemivertebrae fused into a single osseous mass, producing a short and wide neck with limited motion. |
| Freiberg-Köhler disease (Freiberg-Köhler syndrome) |
| Osteochondrosis of a metatarsal presenting the picture of subchondral cancellous bone necrosis. |
| Freiberg-Köhler syndrome |
| Osteochondrosis of a metatarsal presenting the picture of subchondral cancellous bone necrosis. |
| Freiberg-Köhler type of aseptic osteochondrosis (Freiberg-Köhler syndrome) |
| Osteochondrosis of a metatarsal presenting the picture of subchondral cancellous bone necrosis. |
| Freiberg’s infraction (Freiberg-Köhler syndrome) |
| Osteochondrosis of a metatarsal presenting the picture of subchondral cancellous bone necrosis. |
| Glisson's disease |
| A metabolic disease of infancy and childhood causing abnormalities in shape an structure of bones. |
| Gorlin's syndrome (Gorlin-Cohen syndrome) |
| A congenital syndrome of tooth, bone, and connective tissue abnormalities of unknown etiology. |
| Gorlin-Cohen syndrome |
| A congenital syndrome of tooth, bone, and connective tissue abnormalities of unknown etiology. |
| Gorlin-Holt syndrome (Gorlin-Cohen syndrome) |
| A congenital syndrome of tooth, bone, and connective tissue abnormalities of unknown etiology. |
| Gorlin-Sedano syndrome |
| A syndrome of short metacarpal and metatarsal bones, short terminal thumbs, short straight clavicles, and multiple impacted teeth. |
| Hand-Rowland disease/syndrome (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Hand-Schüller-Christian disease |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Hand’s disease (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Harrison's sulcus |
| A deformity of the ribs. |
| Harrison’s Groove (Harrison's sulcus) |
| A deformity of the ribs. |
| Hench-Assman syndrome (Albers-Schönberg's disease) |
| A syndrome of excessive calcification of bones causing marble like appearance with increased radiological density of the skeleton. |
| Herrmann-Opitz syndrome II |
| Autosomal dominant inheritable syndrome with the main findings in skeleton and joints. |
| Hey's internal derangement |
| Dislocation of the semilunar cartilages of the knee joint. |
| Hicks' syndrome (Nélaton's syndrome) |
| A rare hereditary syndrome characterized by sensory disorders of the lower extremities, leading to perforating ulceration of the feet and destruction of the underlying bones. |
| Hilgenreiner's line |
| A system of lines drawn on an x-ray used in the diagnosing of congenital luxation of the hip joint in infants and young children. |
| Howship's lacunae |
| Small irregular pits, grooves, or depressions on surface of bone where osteoclasts accumulate. |
| Hozay’s syndrome (Van Bogaert-Hozay syndrome) |
| A Familial form of acro-osteolysis associated with a mild mental retardation, skin atrophy, facial dysmorphism, and ocular defects. |
| Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome |
| A syndrome characterized mainly by non-ossifying fibromata and extraskeletal congenital anomalies. |
| Jaffe-Lichtenstein dysplasia (Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome) |
| A monostotic form of fibrous dysplasia of bone. |
| Jaffe-Lichtenstein fibrous dysplasia (Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome) |
| A monostotic form of fibrous dysplasia of bone. |
| Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome |
| A monostotic form of fibrous dysplasia of bone. |
| Jaffe-Lichtenstein-Sutro syndrome |
| A syndrome of pain in one or several of the large joints with functional limitation of articulation. |
| Jaffe-Lichtenstein-Uehlinger syndrome (Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome) |
| A monostotic form of fibrous dysplasia of bone. |
| Jaffe’s syndrome (Jaffe-Lichtenstein-Sutro syndrome) |
| A syndrome of pain in one or several of the large joints with functional limitation of articulation. |
| Jaffe’s syndrome II (Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome) |
| A monostotic form of fibrous dysplasia of bone. |
| Jüngling's disease |
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| Jüngling's polycystic osteitis (Jüngling's disease) |
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| Kast’s disease (Mafucci's syndrome) |
| Syndrome of enchondromas (benign tumours of cartilage), associated with multiple cavernous haemangiomas. |
| Kast’s syndrome (Mafucci's syndrome) |
| Syndrome of enchondromas (benign tumours of cartilage), associated with multiple cavernous haemangiomas. |
| Klippel's deformity |
| Congenital high position of the scapula in association with other anomalies of vertebrae and ribs.
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| Klippel-Feil anomalad (Klippel-Feil deformity) |
| Congenital anomaly characterized by a reduced number of cervical vertebrae or multiple hemivertebrae fused into a single osseous mass, producing a short and wide neck with limited motion. |
| Klippel-Feil deformity |
| Congenital anomaly characterized by a reduced number of cervical vertebrae or multiple hemivertebrae fused into a single osseous mass, producing a short and wide neck with limited motion. |
| Klippel-Feil phenotype (Klippel-Feil deformity) |
| Congenital anomaly characterized by a reduced number of cervical vertebrae or multiple hemivertebrae fused into a single osseous mass, producing a short and wide neck with limited motion. |
| Klippel-Feil syndrome (Klippel-Feil deformity) |
| Congenital anomaly characterized by a reduced number of cervical vertebrae or multiple hemivertebrae fused into a single osseous mass, producing a short and wide neck with limited motion. |
| Koslowski's syndrome |
| Polish paediatric radiologist, born June 6, 1928, Poznan.
His name is also spelled Koslowsky.
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| Koslowski-Maroteaux-Spranger syndrome (Koslowski's syndrome) |
| Polish paediatric radiologist, born June 6, 1928, Poznan.
His name is also spelled Koslowsky.
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| Koslowsky's type of chondrodysplasia (Koslowski's syndrome) |
| Polish paediatric radiologist, born June 6, 1928, Poznan.
His name is also spelled Koslowsky.
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| Kozlowski's spondylometaphyseal dysplasia syndrome (Koslowski's syndrome) |
| Polish paediatric radiologist, born June 6, 1928, Poznan.
His name is also spelled Koslowsky.
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| Köhler's disease I |
| An avascular necrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. |
| Köhler's syndrome II (Freiberg-Köhler syndrome) |
| Osteochondrosis of a metatarsal presenting the picture of subchondral cancellous bone necrosis. |
| Köhler-Freiberg disease (Freiberg-Köhler syndrome) |
| Osteochondrosis of a metatarsal presenting the picture of subchondral cancellous bone necrosis. |
| Köhler-Mouchet disease (Köhler's disease I) |
| An avascular necrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. |
| Köhler-Pellegrini shadow (Pellegrini-Stieda disease) |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Köhler-Stieda-Pellegrini syndrome (Pellegrini-Stieda disease) |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Köhler’s bone disease (Köhler's disease I) |
| An avascular necrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. |
| Köhler’s syndrome I (Köhler's disease I) |
| An avascular necrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. |
| König's disease I (König's syndrome I) |
| A disease of the tubular bones affecting both sexes, with onset at all ages, but most commonly seen in adult males. |
| König's syndrome I |
| A disease of the tubular bones affecting both sexes, with onset at all ages, but most commonly seen in adult males. |
| Lannelongue's tibia (Osgood-Schlatter disease) |
| Osteochondrosis of the tuberosity of the tibia. One of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent. |
| Lannelongue-Osgood-Schlatter disease (Osgood-Schlatter disease) |
| Osteochondrosis of the tuberosity of the tibia. One of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent. |
| Lannelongue’s disease (Osgood-Schlatter disease) |
| Osteochondrosis of the tuberosity of the tibia. One of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent. |
| Larsen’s syndrome (Rotter-Erb syndrome) |
| A skeletal dysplasia combining deformities of the bones, joints, and tendons. |
| Legg’s disease (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Léri's pleonosteosis syndrome (Léri's syndrome I) |
| A form of congenital physical malformation characterised mainly by osseous abnormalities. |
| Léri's syndrome I |
| A form of congenital physical malformation characterised mainly by osseous abnormalities. |
| Léri-Joanny syndrome |
| Melorheostosis, OR candle bone disease, a very rare disorder of bone characterised by striated sclerosing. |
| Léri’s disease (Léri-Joanny syndrome) |
| Melorheostosis, OR candle bone disease, a very rare disorder of bone characterised by striated sclerosing. |
| Léri’s syndrome I (Léri-Joanny syndrome) |
| Melorheostosis, OR candle bone disease, a very rare disorder of bone characterised by striated sclerosing. |
| Leri’s type of osteopetrhosis (Léri-Joanny syndrome) |
| Melorheostosis, OR candle bone disease, a very rare disorder of bone characterised by striated sclerosing. |
| Luschka's joints |
| Small synovial joints between lateral aspects of adjacent lower cervical vertebral bodies. |
| Mackenzie's operation |
| A modification of Syme's amputation at the ankle joint in which the skin flap is taken from the inner side. |
| Maffucci-Kast syndrome (Mafucci's syndrome) |
| Syndrome of enchondromas (benign tumours of cartilage), associated with multiple cavernous haemangiomas. |
| Mafucci's syndrome |
| Syndrome of enchondromas (benign tumours of cartilage), associated with multiple cavernous haemangiomas. |
| Maladie de P. Marie et Sainton (Schauthauer-Marie-Sainton syndrome) |
| A fairly common osseous anomaly with a long list of symptoms. |
| Marfan's hypermobility syndrome |
| A syndrome of marfanoid habitus with hypermobility of joints and hyperextensibility of the skin far exceeding the degree usually observed in Marfan’s syndrome. |
| Marfan's symptom |
| Rachitic epiphyseal swelling of the Malleolus medialis of the lower leg. |
| Marie-Sainton syndrome (Schauthauer-Marie-Sainton syndrome) |
| A fairly common osseous anomaly with a long list of symptoms. |
| Maroteaux's syndrome II |
| Metaphyseal dysostosis limited to knees. |
| Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome II |
| A familial form of idiopathic osteolysis. |
| Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome III |
| A congenital disease of bone characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, a large skull with persistent fontanelle, and other anomalies. |
| Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome IV |
| A familial type of bone dysplasia with the principal symptoms ofshort-trunk dwarfism, back pain, pain in the hips, and limitation of joint movement. |
| Masters-Allen syndrome (Allen-Masters syndrome) |
| Laceration of the fascial layers in the broad and Mackenrodt ligaments resulting in ”universal joint” type of mobility of the cervix. |
| Maydl’s disease (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| McCune-Albright syndrome (Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome) |
| A monostotic form of fibrous dysplasia of bone. |
| McFarland’s syndrome (Rotter-Erb syndrome) |
| A skeletal dysplasia combining deformities of the bones, joints, and tendons. |
| Melnick-Needles syndrome |
| A very rare syndrome of generalised bone dysplasia with stunted stature, and multiple craniofacial abnormalities. |
| Müller-Ribbing-Clément syndrome (Walther Müller) |
| A rare bone disturbance characterised by stunted stature, obliteration of the hollow bones, and premature degenerative atropathy, in particular of the hip joints. |
| Müller-Weiss syndrome (Walther Müller/Konrad Weiss) |
| Bilateral, symmetrical osteochondrosis of os naviculare pedis in adults. |
| Nélaton's disease (Nélaton's tumour) |
| A central tumour of bone. |
| Nélaton's syndrome |
| A rare hereditary syndrome characterized by sensory disorders of the lower extremities, leading to perforating ulceration of the feet and destruction of the underlying bones. |
| Nélaton's tumour |
| A central tumour of bone. |
| Nievergelt's syndrome |
| A rare, inheritable bone disease characterized by deformities of the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula. |
| Nievergelt-Erb syndrome (Nievergelt's syndrome) |
| A rare, inheritable bone disease characterized by deformities of the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula. |
| Nievergelt-Pearlman syndrome (Nievergelt's syndrome) |
| A rare, inheritable bone disease characterized by deformities of the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula. |
| Ollier's disease |
| A disorder of the growing ends of bones. |
| Osgood-Schlatter disease |
| Osteochondrosis of the tuberosity of the tibia. One of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent. |
| Osteochondrose, Typ Müller-Weiss (German) (Müller-Weiss syndrome (Walther Müller/Konrad Weiss)) |
| Bilateral, symmetrical osteochondrosis of os naviculare pedis in adults. |
| Paget’s quiet necrosis of bone (König's syndrome I) |
| A disease of the tubular bones affecting both sexes, with onset at all ages, but most commonly seen in adult males. |
| Panner’s syndrome I (Köhler's disease I) |
| An avascular necrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. |
| Parrot’s disease (Wegner's disease) |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Parrot’s paralysis (Wegner's disease) |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Parrot’s pseudoparalysis (Wegner's disease) |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Parrot’s syphilitic osteochondritis (Wegner's disease) |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Pearlman's syndrome (Nievergelt's syndrome) |
| A rare, inheritable bone disease characterized by deformities of the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula. |
| Pellegrini's disease (Pellegrini-Stieda disease) |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Pellegrini's syndrome (Pellegrini-Stieda disease) |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Pellegrini-Stieda disease |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Perthes-Calvé-Legg disease (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Perthes-Calvé-Legg-Waldenström syndrome (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Perthes-Jüngling cystoid osteitis (Jüngling's disease) |
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| Perthes-Jüngling disease (Jüngling's disease) |
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| Perthes’ disease (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Porak-Durante disease/syndrome (Vrolik's syndrome) |
| A congenital and lethal bone disease in which thick bones are abnormally brittle and subject to fractures. |
| Pott's fracture |
| A common fracture of one or both bones just above the ankle. |
| Pott’s syndrome I (Pott's fracture) |
| A common fracture of one or both bones just above the ankle. |
| Rainey's corpuscles |
| The crescent-shaped spore of a sporozoan of the order Sarcosporidia. |
| Recklinghausen syndrome (Recklinghausen's disease) |
| Inheritable disease characterized by café au lait spots combined with multiple peripheral nerve tumours and a variety of others dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. |
| Recklinghausen's disease |
| Inheritable disease characterized by café au lait spots combined with multiple peripheral nerve tumours and a variety of others dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. |
| Recklinghausen's phakomatosis (Recklinghausen's disease) |
| Inheritable disease characterized by café au lait spots combined with multiple peripheral nerve tumours and a variety of others dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. |
| Recklinhausen neurofibromatosis (Recklinghausen's disease) |
| Inheritable disease characterized by café au lait spots combined with multiple peripheral nerve tumours and a variety of others dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. |
| Ribbing's disease (Müller-Ribbing-Clément syndrome (Walther Müller)) |
| A rare bone disturbance characterised by stunted stature, obliteration of the hollow bones, and premature degenerative atropathy, in particular of the hip joints. |
| Ribbing's syndrome or disease |
| Hereditary syndrome of progressive multiple diaphyseal sclerosis. |
| Ribbing-Müller disease (Müller-Ribbing-Clément syndrome (Walther Müller)) |
| A rare bone disturbance characterised by stunted stature, obliteration of the hollow bones, and premature degenerative atropathy, in particular of the hip joints. |
| Rotter-Erb syndrome |
| A skeletal dysplasia combining deformities of the bones, joints, and tendons. |
| Scaglietti-Dagnini syndrome (Erdheim's syndrome) |
| Cervical spondylosis secondary to acromegaly. |
| Schanz' syndrome II |
| A syndrome comprising the combined features of the lateral sclerosis and the anterior cornual syndromes. |
| Schanz's syndrome 1 (Albert's disease) |
| Painful inflammation of the bursae located between the os calcis and the Achilles tendon with difficulty in walking. |
| Schauthauer-Marie-Sainton syndrome |
| A fairly common osseous anomaly with a long list of symptoms. |
| Scheuthauer-Marie syndrome (Schauthauer-Marie-Sainton syndrome) |
| A fairly common osseous anomaly with a long list of symptoms. |
| Scheuthauer’s syndrome (Schauthauer-Marie-Sainton syndrome) |
| A fairly common osseous anomaly with a long list of symptoms. |
| Schlatter-Osgood disease (Osgood-Schlatter disease) |
| Osteochondrosis of the tuberosity of the tibia. One of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent. |
| Schlatter’s disease (Osgood-Schlatter disease) |
| Osteochondrosis of the tuberosity of the tibia. One of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent. |
| Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (Oscar Schwartz) |
| A syndrome characterised by growth retardation, peculiar facies, skeletal anomalies, and myotonia. |
| Schwartz-Jampel-Aberfeld syndrome (Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (Oscar Schwartz)) |
| A syndrome characterised by growth retardation, peculiar facies, skeletal anomalies, and myotonia. |
| Schwartz’ syndrome (Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (Oscar Schwartz)) |
| A syndrome characterised by growth retardation, peculiar facies, skeletal anomalies, and myotonia. |
| Schüller-Christian syndrome (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Schüller-Christian-Hand disease (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Schüller’s disease (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) |
| A rare disease of unknown cause in which lipids accumulate in the body and manifest as histiocytic granuloma in bone, particularly in the skull; the skin; and viscera, often with hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. |
| Singleton-Merten syndrome |
| An extremely rare disorder characterised by calcification of the aortic arch with enlargement of the heart and dental abnormalities. |
| Smith-Thévenard syndrome (Nélaton's syndrome) |
| A rare hereditary syndrome characterized by sensory disorders of the lower extremities, leading to perforating ulceration of the feet and destruction of the underlying bones. |
| Stieda's fracture (Pellegrini-Stieda disease) |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Stieda's lesion (Pellegrini-Stieda disease) |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Stieda-Pellegrini disease (Pellegrini-Stieda disease) |
| Ossification of the superior portion of the medial collateral ligament of the knee. |
| Strasburger-Hawkins-Eldridge syndrome (Cushing's symphalangism) |
| A syndrome of symphalangism with fusion of the midphalangeal joints, fusion of elbow and carpal and tarsal bones; absence of the normal articular folds. |
| Strasburger-Hawkins-Eldridge-Hargrave-McKusick syndrome (Cushing's symphalangism) |
| A syndrome of symphalangism with fusion of the midphalangeal joints, fusion of elbow and carpal and tarsal bones; absence of the normal articular folds. |
| Syme's amputation |
| An amputation at the ankle with removal of the malleoli and formation of a heel flap. |
| Syme's operation (Syme's amputation) |
| An amputation at the ankle with removal of the malleoli and formation of a heel flap. |
| Taybi's syndrome (André's syndrome) |
| A syndrome of peculiar facies and osseous defect.
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| Thévenard's disease II (Nélaton's syndrome) |
| A rare hereditary syndrome characterized by sensory disorders of the lower extremities, leading to perforating ulceration of the feet and destruction of the underlying bones. |
| Thévenard's syndrome (Nélaton's syndrome) |
| A rare hereditary syndrome characterized by sensory disorders of the lower extremities, leading to perforating ulceration of the feet and destruction of the underlying bones. |
| Toulouse-Lautrec's disease (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome III) |
| A congenital disease of bone characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, a large skull with persistent fontanelle, and other anomalies. |
| Trendelenburg's symptom |
| Sign of congenital dislocation of the hip joint. |
| Trendelenburg’s test (Trendelenburg's symptom) |
| Sign of congenital dislocation of the hip joint. |
| Trevor's disease |
| A rare congenital bone developmental disorder characterised by asymmetrical limb deformity due to localised overgrowth of cartilage. |
| Van Bogaert-Hozay syndrome |
| A Familial form of acro-osteolysis associated with a mild mental retardation, skin atrophy, facial dysmorphism, and ocular defects. |
| Van der Hoeve's syndrome |
| Osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bones syndrome, occurs in four types. |
| Van der Hoeve-de Kleyn syndrome (Van der Hoeve's syndrome) |
| Osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bones syndrome, occurs in four types. |
| Van der Hoeve-de Kleyn triad (Van der Hoeve's syndrome) |
| Osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bones syndrome, occurs in four types. |
| Vessel’s syndrome (Cushing's symphalangism) |
| A syndrome of symphalangism with fusion of the midphalangeal joints, fusion of elbow and carpal and tarsal bones; absence of the normal articular folds. |
| Vidal's classification |
| Classification of fractures of the heel. |
| Volkmann's canals (Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann) |
| Vascular channels in compact bone carrying the blood vessels from the periosteum. |
| Volkmann's deformity (Richard von Volkmann) |
| Congenital talus luxation. |
| Volkmann's triangle (Richard von Volkmann) |
| The posterolateral corner of tibia.
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| Volkmann’s disease (Volkmann's deformity (Richard von Volkmann)) |
| Congenital talus luxation. |
| Volkmann’s syndrome I (Volkmann's deformity (Richard von Volkmann)) |
| Congenital talus luxation. |
| von Recklinghausen neuropathy (Recklinghausen's disease) |
| Inheritable disease characterized by café au lait spots combined with multiple peripheral nerve tumours and a variety of others dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. |
| von Recklinghausen's disease (Recklinghausen's disease) |
| Inheritable disease characterized by café au lait spots combined with multiple peripheral nerve tumours and a variety of others dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. |
| von Recklinghausen’s disease of bone (Engel-von Recklinghausen syndrome) |
| Now mostly historical term for a generalized rarefying bone disorder with skeletal deformation, seen in advanced hyperparathyroidism. |
| von Recklinhausen disease II (Engel-von Recklinghausen syndrome) |
| Now mostly historical term for a generalized rarefying bone disorder with skeletal deformation, seen in advanced hyperparathyroidism. |
| von Volkmann-Sprunggelenkdeformität (German). (Volkmann's deformity (Richard von Volkmann)) |
| Congenital talus luxation. |
| Voorhoeve's disease |
| A syndrome of osteopathia striata and cranial sclerosis affecting both sexes. |
| Voorhoeve's dyschondroplasia (Voorhoeve's disease) |
| A syndrome of osteopathia striata and cranial sclerosis affecting both sexes. |
| Voorhoeve’s syndrome (Voorhoeve's disease) |
| A syndrome of osteopathia striata and cranial sclerosis affecting both sexes. |
| Vrolik's disease (Vrolik's syndrome) |
| A congenital and lethal bone disease in which thick bones are abnormally brittle and subject to fractures. |
| Vrolik's syndrome |
| A congenital and lethal bone disease in which thick bones are abnormally brittle and subject to fractures. |
| Waldenström's disease |
| Chronic inflammation of the head of the femur in children. |
| Waldenström's syndrome (Calvé-Legg-Perthes disease) |
| Disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral aseptic necrosis of the emphysis of the head of the femur (caput femoris). |
| Wegner's disease |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Wegner's sign |
| The boundary line between the epiphysis and the diaphysis of the femur normally runs a straight course. In osteochondritis syphilitica it runs a wavy or jagged line. |
| Wegner’s osteochondritis (Wegner's disease) |
| Pseudoparalysis due to separation of orthochondritic epiphyses occurring in infants with congenital syphilis. |
| Yersinia-arthritis |
| A disease of joints – acute mono- or oligoarthritis – caused by Yersinia enterocolitica or Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.
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