Galeazzi monteggia fracture

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This 7 year old girl presented to the Emergency Department after falling onto her left arm. An awareness of these injuries can assist the radiographer to demonstrate them adequately.

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The Monteggia fracture-dislocation features a dislocation of the radius at the elbow and the Galeazzi fracture-dislocation involves a dislocation of the ulna at the wrist. The Monteggia and Galeazzi are unstable fracture-dislocations of the forearm.

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