title: Percival Pott; Pott's fracture, Pott's disease of the spine, Pott's paraplegia.
abstract: There is a commonly held belief that Percival Pott sustained that ankle fracture that bears his name. This probably is not true; the injury was more likely a fracture of the tibial shaft, as suggested by careful reading of the account of the accident left to us by his son-in-law.
authors: Department of Anatomy, University of London, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 1UL.
authors: Harold
authors: H
authors: Ellis
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D005197:Famous Persons; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000266:history*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000266:history*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000266:history*