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JOURNAL OF NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL
Volume 78, Issue 6, Pages 384-387Publisher
MEDICAL ASSOC NIPPON MEDICAL SCH
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.78.384
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Galeazzi fracture; dislocation of the elbow joint; scaphoid facture; surgery
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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)
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