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Galeazzi Fracture-Dislocation
Aka: Galeazzi Fracture-Dislocation, Galeazzi's Fracture, Galeazzi Fracture, Dupuytren's Fracture of Radius, Reverse Monteggia Fracture
- See Also
- Forearm Fracture (GRUM Mnemonic)
- Monteggia's Fracture
- Epidemiology
- Rare in children
- Description
- Fracture of the distal to middle-third shaft of radius
- Dislocation of Distal radio-ulnar joint (ulna will appear medially displaced at the wrist)
- Risk of Ulnar Nerve injury
- Mechanism
- Fall on Outstretched Hand with wrist extended and pronated
- Exam
- See Forearm Fracture
- Evaluate for wrist deformity
- Evaluate for distal radioulnar joint tenderness
- Signs (Triad)
- Images

- Radius Fracture (distal third)
- Radius Shortening
- Radio-ulnar dislocation (often missed)
- Occurs due to shortening of Fracture
- Shortening can only occur with injury elsewhere
- Associated Conditions
- Distal radioulnar space widening
- Ulnar styloid Fracture
- Radius shortening
- Ulnar dislocation
- Management
- Surgery usually required
- References
- Patel (2021) Am Fam Physician 103(6): 345-54 [PubMed]