Reconstruction of a chronic Monteggia fracture with associated radioulnar synostosis.
Patients with multiple traumatic injuries can be difficult to treat, especially when a head injury is involved. In these cases, orthopedic injuries can be missed or ignored. In patients who recover, the orthopedic injuries can be more difficult to manage at a later date. We report the case of a patient whose Monteggia fracture was unmanaged while his head injury was addressed, resulting in a malunited ulna, chronically dislocated radial head, and radioulnar synostosis.
Shoulder and Elbow Service, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21207, USA.
Jason A
JA
Stein
Anand M
AM
Murthi
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009011:Monteggia's Fracture / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013580:Synostosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult