Galeazzi fracture resulting from electrical shock.
Electrical injuries may cause tetanic contractions capable of producing fractures, even at very low voltages. Patients with localized pain and swelling require radiographs to assess for fracture, even in the absence of other associated trauma.
Hostetler
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Deparment of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. mark.hostetler@home.com
Davis
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D002648:Child; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D013746:Tetany / Q000209:etiology; D014457:Ulna / Q000293:injuries*