Shepherd fracture

Shep·herd frac·ture

(shep'hĕrd), a fracture of the external tubercle (posterior process) of the talus, sometimes mistaken for a displacement of the os trigonum.

Shep·herd frac·ture

(shep'ĕrd frak'shŭr) A fracture of the external tubercle (posterior process) of the talus, sometimes mistaken for a displacement of the os trigonum.

Shepherd,

Francis John, Canadian surgeon, 1851-1929. Shepherd fracture - a fracture of the posterior process of the talus, sometimes mistaken for a displacement of the os trigonum.