• J Perioper Pract · Nov 2012

    Biography Historical Article

    Percival Pott; Pott's fracture, Pott's disease of the spine, Pott's paraplegia.

    • Harold Ellis.
    • Department of Anatomy, University of London, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 1UL.
    • J Perioper Pract. 2012 Nov 1;22(11):366-7.

    AbstractThere 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.

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