Case: Upper limb radiograph #56633825
Upper limb Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Th. Zimmermann via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 fracture consist of fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of distal radioulnar joint. This is an edited version of the source image made for use in the "Anatomist" iOS and Android app and shared here under the terms of the source image's Share Alike Creative Commons license.
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.
