Geys fracture

Galeazzi fracture is a fracture of the middle and lower 1/3 of the radius with dislocation of the inferior ulnar radial joint. As early as 1929, the corporation called it an anti-Meng's fracture, and later it was called a Piedmont fracture, and Compbell called it a fracture of necessity, because it believed that such injuries must be treated surgically. Galeazzi described the injury in detail in 1934 and suggested that the thumb be rehabilitated. It has since been customarily called this type of injury a Geiger fracture. Geiger's fracture is a common injury that occurs six times more often than Mengg's fracture.

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