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Type I Monteggia lesion and associated fracture of the distal radius and ulna metaphysis in a child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Noel Peter  and
Sein Myint
Noel Peter*
Affiliation:
Orthopedic Department, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK
Sein Myint
Affiliation:
Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK
*
24 Amber Close, Earley, Reading UK RG6 7ED; mzytnap@yahoo.com

Abstract

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We report a rare case of a type I Monteggia lesion with an associated fracture of the distal radius and ulna metaphysis in a child. We discuss the mechanism of injury and the importance of thorough clinical examination in childhood injuries.

Keywords

Monteggiaforearm injurychildMonteggia combination injuriesmetaphyseal injuriesBado classificationradio-capitellar lineradiusulnaepiphysistreatment outcome

Information

Type
Case Reports • Observation de cas
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 5 , September 2007 , pp. 383 - 386
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2007

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