Keywords:
Anatomy, Musculoskeletal bone, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Plain radiographic studies, CT, MR, Education, History, Education and training
Authors:
A. Manzella, M. Vasconcelos, D. Souza, H. Figueiredo, L. Freitas; Recife/BR
DOI:
10.1594/essr2017/P-0314
Background
The word eponym is derived from the Greek word eponymos,
which means named after.
An eponym may be defined as the name(s) of one or more individuals who presumably have devised or described an anatomic structure,
a classification system,
a disease,
an injury,
a principle,
a physical sign,
or an operative technique.
The multiplicity of the names attributed by scientists and researchers to some organs and anatomical structures has made difficult reading and elaborating scientific papers.
In 1895 the German Anatomical Society,
at a meeting in Basel,
Switzerland,
compiled a nomenclature of anatomical terms based on Greek and Latin terms in the style used since classical times which became known as the Basle Nomina Anatomica and eponyms began to be phased out.
However after so many years some are still in current use.
The purpose of this presentation is to review some eponyms found in musculoskeletal anatomy.