Galeazzi fracture

English

Etymology

Named after Ricardo Galeazzi (1866–1952), Italian surgeon who described it in 1934 (though not the first to do so).

Noun

Galeazzi fracture (plural Galeazzi fractures)

  1. A fracture of the distal third of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint.
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