Irreducible Galeazzi fracture-dislocation due to an avulsion fracture of the fovea of the ulna

J Hand Surg Br. 1999 Jun;24(3):379-81. doi: 10.1054/jhsb.1998.0007.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Plates
  • Bone Wires
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Healing / physiology
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Dislocations / surgery*
  • Joint Loose Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Loose Bodies / surgery
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Radius Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Radius Fractures / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Ulna Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Ulna Fractures / surgery*
  • Wrist Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Wrist Injuries / surgery*