Episode 13: MSK Eponyms

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Eponyms in radiology have historically been used to describe many types of imaging findings. In this episode, Dr. Watts will discuss with us why we use eponyms and present a list of MSK eponym “categories”. Selected eponyms used in MSK imaging will be presented. Guest: George (Chip) Watts, MD. Assistant Professor of Radiology, Divisions of Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Hosts: Christopher Cerniglia, DO, ME, FAOCR. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Hao Lo, MD, MBA. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Emergency Radiology, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Outline of the Eponyms reviewed in today’s podcast is included: MSK eponym ‘categories’ • Fractures and traumatic injury patterns • Tumors • Tumor-like lesions • Classification/grading systems • Congenital/metabolic/syndromic Upper extremity fractures and traumatic injury patterns • Shoulder -Hill-Sachs -Bankart • Elbow/Forearm -Essex-Lopresti -Galleazi -Monteggia • Wrist -Colles -Smith -Barton • Hand -Bennett -Rolando Lower extremity fractures and traumatic injury patterns • Knee -Segond -Pellegrini-Stieda • Lower leg/Ankle -Maisonneuve -Tillaux -Weber • Foot -Lisfranc -Jones • **Deferred - Head/Neck/Spine/Pelvis trauma • Tumors -Askin Tumor -Ewing Sarcoma -Evans Tumor -Kaposi Sarcoma -Mafucci Syndrome -Ollier Disease -Morton Neuroma Hunter TB, Peltier LF, Lund PJ. Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys? RadioGraphics. 2000; 20: 819-836. DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma20819 Hwang S., Schneider, R. Eponyms of Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions in the Musculoskeletal System: Who Were the People and What Are the Lesions? Pictorial Review. AJR 2010; 195: S50–S61. DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.7137