Monteggia fracture dislocations: a historical review.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24792923.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.02.024 and PMC identifier 4266382.
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Abstract
The eponym Monteggia fracture dislocation originally referred to a fracture of the shaft of the ulna accompanied by anterior dislocation of the radial head that was described by Giovanni Battista Monteggia of Italy in 1814. Subsequently, a further classification system based on the direction of the radial head dislocation and associated fractures of the radius and ulna was proposed by Jose Luis Bado of Uruguay in 1958. This article investigates the evolution of treatment, classification, and outcomes of the Monteggia injury and sheds light on the lives and contributions of Monteggia and Bado.
Medical subject headings
- Fracture Fixation
- Monteggia's Fracture