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. 2010 Nov;35(11):1870-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.08.032.

A historical report on Riccardo Galeazzi and the management of Galeazzi fractures

Sandeep J Sebastin  1 , Kevin C Chung
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A historical report on Riccardo Galeazzi and the management of Galeazzi fractures

Sandeep J Sebastin et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Fracture of the shaft of the radius associated with a dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint is an uncommon injury. In 1934, Riccardo Galeazzi of Milan reported his experience with the management of 18 such cases before the Lombard Surgical Society and subsequently received the eponym for this injury. Galeazzi was one of Italy's pioneering orthopedic surgeons, with an extensive bibliography that included nearly 150 publications. This article examines the evolution of management of the Galeazzi fracture and sheds light on this notable physician's life.

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Figure 1
Early period (1822–1940) of management of the Galeazzi fracture (Picture of Galeazzi fracture reproduced and adapted with permission from the Radiological Society of North America, Figure 14, Hunter T B, Peltier L F, Lund P J. Radiologic history exhibit: musculoskeletal eponyms: who are those guys? Radiographics 2000;20:736–819.)
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Figure 2
Intermediate period (1941–1985) of management of the Galeazzi fracture
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Figure 3
Current period (1986–2010) of management of the Galeazzi fracture
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Figure 4
Riccardo Galeazzi (1866–1952) (Reproduced and adapted with permission and copyright © of the British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery, Scaglietti O. In memoriam: Riccardo Galeazzi. J Bone Joint Surg 1953;35B:679–680)
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Figure 5
Istituto dei Rachitici, Milan (http://books.google.com/books?id=qWQJAAAAIAAJ&dq=Modern%20Italian%20Surgery%20and%20Old%20Universities%20of%20Italy&pg=PA79#v=onepage&q&f=false)
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Figure 6
Founders of the International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) at Hotel Crillon, Paris, France on 10th October 1929 (http://www.sicot.org/?id_page=3)
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Figure 7
Clinic for Occupational Diseases, Milan (circa 1911) (http://books.google.com/books?id=qWQJAAAAIAAJ&dq=Modern%20Italian%20Surgery%20and%20Old%20Universities%20of%20Italy&pg=PA159#v=onepage&q&f=false)
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