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Galeazzi fracture-dislocation

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Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall on outstretched hand.

x-ray

Galeazzi fracture-dislocation of the left forearm, with fracture of the distal third of the radius and disruption of the distal radioulnar joint.

Case Discussion

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