PURPOSE The treatment of an unrecognized Monteggia lesion continues to pose a therapeutic challenge, as evidenced by the variety of surgical techniques described. Moreover, there are high complication and redislocation rates following surgery. This report concerns a surgical technique to reduce a chronic dislocation of the radial head utilizing an ulnar osteotomy and internal fixation. METHOD...

INTRODUCTION We report a case of Type 1 Monteggia equivalent injury with intact radio-capitellar congruity, associated with epiphyseal fracture of distal radius and distal ulna shaft in an 11-year-old boy. There are only a few cases of Monteggia or Monteggia equivalent injury with ipsilateral forearm fractures in children, and injury pattern being reported by us is not only rare but also the on...

Résumé La lesion Monteggia du groupe III est une lésion très rare, elle survient généralement dans un contexte de traumatisme violent et passe souvent inaperçue. Nous rapportons le cas d’un garçon de 11 ans qui s’est présenté aux urgences pour un traumatisme fermé du membre supérieur, et chez qui le bilan radiologique a objectivé une fracture de l’olécrâne et décollement épiphysaire du radius a...

We have investigated the anatomy of the proximal part of the ulna to assess its influence on the use of plates in the management of fractures at this site. We examined 54 specimens from cadavers. The mean varus angulation in the proximal third was 17.5 degrees (11 degrees to 23 degrees ) and the mean anterior deviation 4.5 degrees (1 degrees to 14 degrees ). These variations must be considered ...