-Case Reports-

A Case of Bilateral Galeazzi Fractures Associated with Dislocation of the Right Elbow

Mitsuhiko Nanno^1,2, Takuya Sawaizumi^1,2 and Shinro Takai^1,2

¹Department of Restorative Medicine of Neuro-musculoskeretal System, Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School
²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital

We report an unusual case of bilateral Galeazzi fractures associated with dislocation of the right elbow and fracture of the right scaphoid caused by a motorbike accident in a 32-year-old man. Bilateral radiuses were fixed with plates, and the right scaphoid was fixed with a screw after closed reduction of the right elbow. A satisfactory result was obtained with a return to work and no radiographic problems 7 years after surgery. The mechanism of the injury was thought to be a high-velocity fall on the outstretched hands combined with extreme pronation of the forearms and extension of the wrists and the elbows. This case had a favorable outcome following operative stabilization of the fracture-dislocations and early mobilization.

J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 384-387

Keywords
Galeazzi fracture, dislocation of the elbow joint, scaphoid facture, surgery

Correspondence to
Mitsuhiko Nanno, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, 1-396 Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan
nanno-mi@ga2.so-net.ne.jp

Received, May 10, 2011
Accepted, June 6, 2011