title: The distal radioulnar joint following Galeazzi's fracture.
abstract: Fourteen patients underwent evaluation of the distal radioulnar joint following Galeazzi's fracture. Five of 12 patients who underwent a preoperative magnetic resonance imaging scan of the wrist had evidence of injury to the triangular fibrocartilage complex. These 5 patients also had abnormal intraoperative radiocarpal arthrograms. The amount of radial shortening in the injured forearm was measured prior to surgical treatment. Injury to the distal radioulnar joint appeared to be independent of the amount of radial shortening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kuschner
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001175:Arthrography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*