title: So who was Gerdy... and how did he get his own tubercle?
abstract: Pierre Nicholas Gerdy is credited with the description of several anatomic structures, including Gerdy's tubercle. His life and scientific contributions are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Beals
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D004850:Eponyms; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000266:history*; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*