Fracture of Galeazzi: Retrospective Study in the Department of Orthopedic Traumatology of the University Hospital of Avicenne Rabat about 18 Cases

Abstract

Our retrospective study focused on 18 cases of Galeazzi fracture-dislocations collected in the Traumatology and Orthopedics department at the Avicenne University Hospital in Rabat between 2005 and 2010. The objective was to demonstrate the severity of this injury, which is still rare and often misdiagnosed as an isolated radius fracture. The mean age was 32 years with a range from 24 to 60 years, and males were predominant with a sex ratio of 5:1. The main causes were traffic accidents (56%), followed by assaults and work accidents (18%). The right side was more frequently affected (55%). Surgical treatment was performed in all cases. The outcomes, evaluated according to the MICKIC criteria, were excellent in 14 cases (82.35%). The prognosis of Galeazzi fracture depends mainly on the initial treatment of the distal radioulnar joint lesions, which require careful clinical examination and good radiological analysis for their diagnosis.