Repair of the Galeazzi Fracture

J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Aug 1;36(Suppl 3):S15-S16. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002387.

Abstract

This is a case of a 36-year-old female patient presenting with left forearm and wrist pain after a ground-level fall onto her outstretched left hand. Clinical and radiographic evaluation is consistent with a left distal radial shaft fracture with disruption of the distal radioulnar joint, known as a Galeazzi fracture. The purpose of this video is to review the appropriate management of Galeazzi fractures and demonstrate our treatment with this surgical approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations* / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Radius Fractures* / diagnostic imaging
  • Radius Fractures* / surgery
  • Wrist Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Wrist Joint / surgery

Supplementary concepts

  • Galeazzi fractures