Trendelenburgs

Trendelenburgs is a German-language surname and may refer to people who bear the name as well as to a set of medical eponyms associated with individuals who studied or described certain clinical signs and procedures. The name is most commonly encountered in medical and academic contexts.

The best-known eponym is the Trendelenburg position, a body posture named after a German surgeon. In this position the patient lies on their back with the body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet. It has historically been used to facilitate certain surgical approaches and patient positioning during procedures, and variations such as the reverse Trendelenburg position are also described in medical practice.

Trendelenburg sign and Trendelenburg gait are clinical terms linked to the same lineage of medical observation. These terms describe findings related to weakness of the hip abductors, in particular the gluteus medius. A positive Trendelenburg sign is observed when standing on one leg and the pelvis drops on the opposite side, often accompanied by a compensatory lean of the trunk.

Notable bearers of the surname include Friedrich Trendelenburg, a German surgeon who contributed to surgical technique and eponymous terminology, and Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, a German philosopher known for his work in 19th-century thought. The surname appears in various fields within German-speaking intellectual history, and in English-language literature it is commonly encountered as Trendelenburg or Trendelenburgs when referring to multiple individuals with the name.