Meanings
noun
- archaicmedicineAny of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.
Synonyms: Dupuytren's fracture
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a variety of bimalleolar ankle fractures, caused by a combined abduction external rotation from an eversion force.
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Origin
English physician Percivall Pott experienced this injury in 1765 and described his clinical findings in a paper published in 1769.
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Pott's fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pott's%20fracture
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“Pott's fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pott's%20fracture. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pott's fracture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pott's%20fracture.
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