Background: Isolated distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dislocation is uncommon. It always associated with the radius and ulna fracture (distal radius fracture, Galeazzi, Monteggia fracture or the Essex-Lopresti forearm fracture). Many of DRUJ dislocation associated with distal radius fracture, especially Colles’ fracture. Volar locking plate (VLP) must be used to fix the distal fragments and the c...

PURPOSE To determine if specific coronoid fractures relate to specific overall traumatic elbow instability injury patterns and to depict any relationship on fracture maps and heat maps. METHODS We collected 110 computed tomography (CT) studies from patients with coronoid fractures. Fracture types and pattern of injury were characterized based on anteroposterior and lateral radiographs, 2- and...

BACKGROUND High-energy trauma may result in uncommon open injuries around the elbow joint. The management of these injuries can be difficult. CASE DESCRIPTION Fourteen patients were treated between 1999 and 2003 and their injuries consisted of Monteggia fracture-dislocations combined with segmental fractures of the ulna or fractures of the forearm bones and/or various more complex trauma such...

One of the most frequently overlooked injuries is neglected radial head dislocation, which is currently known as Monteggia fracture dislocation. Chronic radial head dislocation can result in elbow stiffness, deformity, persistent pain, and instability. In this report, we described an unusual case involving chronic radial head dislocation that was neglected for 15 years and secondary ulnocarpal ...

The isolated dislocation of the radial head is frequently described in the lesion of MONTEGGIA. However it can be a rare isolated pattern of injury in children. Only 81 cases were reported in the literature to our knowledge. The case we report concerns a 13 years old boy, examined 8 days after injury. Because of failure of manual reduction, we performed a surgical management with excellent resu...

Described in this paper is a therapeutic concept by which to cope with Monteggia's fracture in childhood. It is based on experience obtained from 72 cases with injuries of that kind and their evaluation in a group study. Therapeutic approach to the individual case was determined by the following criteria: age of infant, localisation and shape of ulnar fracture, reducibility of capitulum radii, ...