http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com See resources under wounds and injuries/fractures/wrist fractures/geleazzi fracture dislocation en-us Wed Apr 09 2008 09:27:19 GMT Copyright 2005 OWL Inc. orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (Christian Veillette) orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (OWL Inc.) http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/6707.html - fracture of radial shaft (between middle and distal 1/3's) & dislocation of distal radioulnar joint; <br> - usually the dislocation is dorsal, but in some cases can be palmar; <br> - fracture is almost always located just above proximal border of pronator quadratus; <br> - usually there is anterior angulation w/ transverse or short oblique configuration; <br>Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics 2002-02-04 09:27:19 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=6707 C.R.Wheeless http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/13766.html The Galeazzi fracture-dislocation is an injury pattern involving a radial shaft fracture with associated dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ); the injury disrupts the forearm axis joint.<br> Synonyms and related keywords: Galeazzi fracture-dislocation, reverse Monteggia fracture, Piedmont fracture, Darrach-Hughston-Milch fracture, fracture of necessity, radial shaft fracture, dislocation of the distal ulna, forearm fracture, broken arm<br> Author: Janos P Ertl, MD 2007 2008-04-01 09:27:19 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=13766 Janos P Ertl, MD