A 35-year-old woman with a Monteggia fracture (proximal radius fracture with anterior radial head dislocation) is compared to a 40-year-old man with a Galeazzi fracture (distal radius fracture with dorsal ulnar head dislocation). Which radiological finding is the most reliable way to differentiate these two injuries on anteroposterior and lateral forearm radiographs?

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