Florida Fracture of the distal tibia See also: Pilon fracture The Gosselin fracture is a V-shaped fracture of the distal tibia which extends into the ankle joint and fractures the tibial plafond into anterior and posterior fragments.[1] The fracture was described by Leon Athanese Gosselin, chief of surgery at the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris.[2] References ^ Hunter, Tim B; Leonard F Peltier; Pamela J Lund (May 2000). "Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys?". RadioGraphics. 20 (3): 819–836. doi:10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma20819. PMID 10835130. ^ Gosselin LA, Stimson LA. translated in Clinical lectures on surgery. Philadelphia, Pa. Lea, 1878. External links ClassificationDICD-10: S82.3External resourcesAO Foundation: 43-B1 Fractures and cartilage damageGeneral Avulsion fracture Chalkstick fracture Greenstick fracture Open fracture Pathologic fracture Spiral fracture Head Basilar skull fracture Blowout fracture Mandibular fracture Nasal fracture Le Fort fracture of skull Zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture Zygoma fracture Spinal fracture Cervical fracture Jefferson fracture Hangman's fracture Flexion teardrop fracture Clay-shoveler fracture Burst fracture Compression fracture Chance fracture Holdsworth fracture Ribs Rib fracture Sternal fracture Shoulder fracture Clavicle Scapular Arm fractureHumerus fracture: Proximal Supracondylar Holstein–Lewis fracture Forearm fracture: Ulna fracture Monteggia fracture Hume fracture Radius fracture/Distal radius Galeazzi Colles' Chauffeur's Smith's Barton's Essex-Lopresti fracture Hand fracture Scaphoid Rolando Bennett's Boxer's Busch's Broken finger Pelvic fracture Duverney fracture Pipkin fracture LegTibia fracture: Bumper fracture Segond fracture Gosselin fracture Toddler's fracture Pilon fracture Plafond fracture Tillaux fracture Fibular fracture: Maisonneuve fracture Le Fort fracture of ankle Bosworth fracture Combined tibia and fibula fracture: Trimalleolar fracture Bimalleolar fracture Pott's fracture Crus fracture: Patella fracture Femoral fracture: Hip fracture Foot fracture Lisfranc Jones Cuneiform March Calcaneal Broken toe