Galeazzi fracture

Case contributed by Alexandra Stanislavsky , 4 Oct 2010
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 17 Apr 2022

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Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

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Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

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Open transverse fracture at the junction of the distal and middle third of the radial diaphysis with volar dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint. Note that the radius is overriding by 2-3 cm.

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This case illustrates typical, albeit marked, features of of the eponymous Galeazzi fracture-dislocation.

  • -<p>This case illustrates typical, albeit marked, features of the eponymous <a href="/articles/galeazzi-fracture-dislocation" title="Galeazzi fracture">Galeazzi fracture-dislocation.</a></p>
  • +<p>This case illustrates typical, albeit marked, features of the eponymous <a href="/articles/galeazzi-fracture-dislocation">Galeazzi fracture-dislocation</a>.</p>

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  • legacy

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