• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jul 2003

    Case Reports

    Monteggia type I equivalent lesion: diaphyseal ulna and radius fractures with a posterior elbow dislocation in an adult.

    • Shih-Chieh Hung, Ching-Kuei Huang, Chao-Ching Chiang, Tain-Hsiung Chen, Wei-Ming Chen, and Wai-Hee Lo.
    • Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2003 Jul 1; 123 (6): 311313311-3.

    BackgroundA rare type I Monteggia equivalent lesion with a posterior dislocation associated with a diaphyseal radius and ulna fracture in an adult is described. The probable mechanisms of injury are speculated to include flexion of the elbow and pronation of the forearm.Methods And ResultsEarly reduction of the dislocation and rigid fixation of the fractures helped to achieve excellent results.

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