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Galeazzi fracture-dislocations.
- Source :
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The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume [J Bone Joint Surg Am] 1975 Dec; Vol. 57 (8), pp. 1071-80. - Publication Year :
- 1975
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Abstract
- Among 125 patients with the Galeazzi-type fracture-dislocation of the forearm, there were fourteen children and eighty-six adults with the classic Galeazzi lesion, and twenty-five patients with a special type -- fracture of both bones and dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint. Conservative management was successful only in children. In adults this method resulted in failure in 80 per cent of cases. The results of operative treatment were much better. The fracture fragments of the radius and the dislocation of the radio-ulnar joint in this complex injury are very unstable, especially in the lesion with fractures of the radius and ulna, and it appears that rigid internal fixation is necessary for the dislocation as well as the fracture. With combined fixation over half of the results were excellent.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Bone Nails
Bone Plates
Casts, Surgical
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Humans
Joint Dislocations etiology
Joint Dislocations surgery
Joint Dislocations therapy
Male
Manipulation, Orthopedic
Middle Aged
Orthopedic Fixation Devices
Osteoarthritis etiology
Postoperative Complications
Radius Fractures surgery
Radius Fractures therapy
Ulna Fractures complications
Ulna Fractures surgery
Wrist Injuries surgery
Wrist Injuries therapy
Joint Dislocations complications
Radius injuries
Radius Fractures complications
Ulna injuries
Wrist Injuries complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9355
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1201989