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Chauffeur's fracture

Field	Value
name	Chauffeur's fracture
synonyms	Hutchinson fracture, backfire fracture
image	Chauffeur-Fraktur und PSU bei Ulnavorschub mit Impaktation 83W - CR ap - 001.jpg
caption	Fracture of the radial styloid process with the fracture line extending into the intraarticular surface
image2	Displaced distal radius fracture.jpg
caption2	X-ray of a displaced intra-articular distal radius fracture in an external fixator. The articular surface is widely displaced and irregular. This is a Chauffeur's fracture. Frykman class 3.
field	Orthopedics

Chauffeur's fracture, also known as Hutchinson fracture, is a type of intraarticular oblique fracture of the radial styloid process in the forearm. The injury is typically caused by compression of the scaphoid bone of the hand against the styloid process of the distal radius. It can be caused by falling onto an outstretched hand. Treatment is often open reduction and internal fixation, which is surgical realignment of the bone fragments and fixation with pins, screws, or plates. TOC

History

Jonathan Hutchinson first described Chauffeur's fracture in 1866. The term "Chauffeur's fracture" originated from Just Lucas-Championnière in 1904. The name originates from early chauffeurs, who sustained these injuries when the car back-fired while the chauffeur was hand-cranking to start the car. The back-fire forced the crank backward into the chauffeur's palm and produced the characteristic styloid fracture.

References

(March 2020). "The "Chauffeur Fracture": Historical Origins of an Often-Forgotten Eponym". HAND.
Lund, F. B.. (1904-11-03). "Fractures of the Radius in Starting Automobiles". The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal.
Greenspan, Adam.. (2004). "Orthopedic imaging : a practical approach". Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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