The Xander ligament? Caution advised when using online encyclopaedias

J Anat. 2020 Aug;237(2):391. doi: 10.1111/joa.13195. Epub 2020 Apr 7.

Abstract

Here, we discuss a series of events that led to an article in a prestigious medical journal mistakenly using a fake eponymous term that originated in a YouTube video and then spread to Wikipedia. The term has also spread to other places. In this digital world of fake news, open resources should be read discerningly in order to verify their contents.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination
  • Internet*
  • Ligaments*
  • Terminology as Topic*