Case: Upper limb radiograph #52726262
Upper limb Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Hellerhoff via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
What to look for in galeazzi fracture-dislocation
- Distal radial shaft fracture with DRUJ disruption.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Galeazzi-Fraktur im Röntgenbild a.p. und seitlich. Man erkennt unschwer die Fraktur des Radius mit deutlicher Achsabweichung und die Luxation der distalen UIna nach dorsal (im seitlichen Bild).
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
