Irreducible Galeazzi fracture-dislocation due to an avulsion fracture of the fovea of the ulna.
We report a rare case of Galeazzi fracture-dislocation with an irreducible distal radioulnar joint. The cause of the irreducibility was entrapment of a fragment avulsed from the fovea of the ulna. The patient was successfully treated with open reduction and internal fixation of the radius, ulnar styloid process and avulsed fracture at the fovea of the ulna.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. yoshito@momo.so-net.ne.jp
Nakamura
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D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001864:Bone Wires; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*