| Fracture | Named after | Mantrakshar | Description | Mechanism of injury |
| Bankart's fracture | Arthur Bankart |  | fracture of anterior glenoid associated with anterior shoulder dislocation | external rotation and abduction of shoulder |
| Barton's fracture | John Rhea Barton |  | distal radius fracture involving the articular surface with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint | fall on outstretched hand |
| Bennett's fracture | Edward Hallaran Bennett |  | intra-articular fracture of base of Thumb metacarpal | axial load along metacarpal in a partially flexed thumb |
| Bosworth fracture | David M. Bosworth |  | fracture of distal fibula with posterior dislocation of the proximal fibula behind the tibia | severe external rotation of the foot |
| Boxer's fracture | Boxers |  | fracture of neck of little metacarpal | punching solid object |
| Bumper fracture | Car bumper |  | compression fracture of lateral tibial plateau | forced valgus of knee when struck from side by car bumper |
| Chance fracture | George Quentin Chance |  | horizontal fracture of vertebral body | hyperflexion of spine, seen in car accidents when lap belts were used |
| Chauffeur's fracture[1] | Chauffeurs |  | intra-articular fracture of radial styloid | forced ulnar deviation of the wrist causing avulsion of the radial styloid |
| Chopart's fracture-dislocation | François Chopart |  | foot dislocation through talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints with associated fractures, usually after ankle twisting.treated in a non weight bearing cast for 6–8 weeks | |
| Clay shoveller's fracture | Clay shovellers |  | spinous process fracture of C6, C7 or T1 | forced hyperflexion of neck |
| Colles' fracture | Abraham Colles |  | distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation, impaction and radial drift | fall on outstretched hand |
| Duverney fracture | Joseph Guichard Duverney |  | isolated fracture of the iliac wing | direct trauma |
| Essex-Lopresti fracture | Peter Essex-Lopresti |  | comminuted radial head fracture with interosseous membrane disruption and distal radioulnar joint subluxation | fall from height |
| Galeazzi fracture | Ricardo Galeazzi |  | radius shaft fracture with dislocation of distal radioulnar joint | blow to forearm |
| Gosselin fracture | Leon Athanese Gosselin |  | V-shaped distal tibia fracture extending into the tibial plafond | |
| Hangman's fracture | Hangman |  | fracture of both pedicles of C2 | distraction and extension of neck |
| Hill–Sachs fracture | Harold Arthur Hill |  | impacted posterior humeral head fracture occurring during anterior shoulder dislocation | |
| Holstein–Lewis fracture | Arthur Holstein |  | fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve | |
| Holdsworth fracture | Sir Frank Wild Holdsworth |  | unstable spinal fracture-dislocation at the thoracolumbar junction | |
| Hume fracture | A.C. Hume |  | olecranon fracture with anterior dislocation of radial head | |
| Jefferson fracture | Sir Geoffrey Jefferson |  | fracture of first cervical vertebra | compression of neck |
| Jones fracture | Sir Robert Jones |  | fracture of base of 5th metatarsal extending into intermetatarsal joint | inversion of ankle |
| Le Fort fractures | René Le Fort |  | series of facial fractures | direct trauma to face |
| Le Fort's fracture of the ankle | Léon Clément Le Fort |  | vertical fracture of distal fibula with avulsion of medial malleolus | |
| Lisfranc fracture | Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin |  | fracture dislocation of midfoot | forced plantar flexion of foot or dropping heavy weight on foot |
| Maisonneuve fracture | Jules Germain François Maisonneuve |  | spiral fracture of proximal fibula | external rotation of ankle |
| Malgaigne's fracture | Joseph-François Malgaigne |  | vertical pelvic fracture through both pubic rami and the ilium or sacroiliac joint with vertical displacement | high energy impact to pelvis (front to back) |
| March fracture | Marching |  | stress fracture of a metatarsal shaft | heavy or unaccustomed exercise |
| Monteggia fracture | Giovanni Battista Monteggia |  | proximal ulna fracture with dislocation of radial head | blow to forearm |
| Moore's fracture | Edward Mott Moore |  | distal radius fracture with ulnar dislocation and entrapment of styloid process under annular ligament | |
| Pipkin fracture-dislocation | G. Pipkin |  | posterior dislocation of hip with avulsion fracture of fragment of femoral head by the ligamentum teres | impact to the knee with the hip flexed (dashboard injury) |
| Pott's fracture[2] | Percival Pott |  | bimalleolar fracture of the ankle | eversion of ankle |
| Rolando fracture | Silvio Rolando |  | intra articular comminuted fracture of base of first metacarpal | axial load along the metacarpal causing splitting of the proximal articular surface |
| Runner's fracture | Running |  | stress fracture of distal fibula 3–8 cm above the lateral malleolus | repeated axial stress on fibula |
| Salter–Harris fracture | R.B. Salter, W.R. Harris[3] |  | fractures involving a growth plate | various |
| Segond fracture | Paul Segond |  | lateral tibial plateau avulsion fracture with anterior cruciate ligament tear | internal rotation of the knee |
| Shepherd's fracture | Francis J. Shepherd |  | fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus | |
| Smith's fracture | Robert William Smith |  | distal radius fracture with volar displacement | fall on outstretched hand with wrist in flexed position |
| Stieda fracture | Alfred Stieda |  | avulsion fracture of the medial femoral condyle at the origin of the medial collateral ligament | |
| Tillaux fracture | Paul Jules Tillaux |  | Salter–Harris III fracture of the tibia | forced lateral rotation of foot |
| Toddler's fracture | Toddlers |  | undisplaced spiral fracture of distal tibia in children under 8 years old | low-energy trauma, often rotational |
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