Forearm Fractures
A 32-year-old cyclist falls onto an outstretched hand and presents with isolated pain and deformity over the distal forearm. Radiographs show a fracture of the distal third of the radius with disruption of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ). There is dorsal displacement of the ulnar head. Regarding Galeazzi fractures:
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A Galeazzi fracture is defined as a fracture of the distal third of the radius with associated disru...
DRUJ instability in Galeazzi fractures results from injury to stabilizing structures including the t...
Galeazzi fractures involve the proximal radius; the DRUJ is always stable; conservative treatment is...
Radiographic assessment should include full-length forearm views with wrist and elbow; DRUJ disrupti...
Treatment in adults is surgical: open reduction and plate fixation of the radial fracture with anato...
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