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noun
Any of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: Dupuytren's fracture
Antonyms: none provided
History
English physician Percivall Pott experienced this injury in 1765 and described his clinical findings in a paper published in 1769.
