Upper Limb Trauma
A 35-year-old man falls onto his outstretched arm while playing football. He presents with forearm pain and limited elbow motion. Radiographs reveal an anteriorly angulated proximal ulna shaft fracture with anterior dislocation of the radial head. The radial head is displaced in front of the capitellum on the lateral radiograph. Regarding Monteggia fractures and their classification:
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A Monteggia fracture is defined as a fracture of the ulna with dislocation of the proximal radioulna...
Bado Type II involves posterior or posterolateral radial head dislocation with an apex posterior uln...
The radial head dislocation reduces spontaneously in most Monteggia fractures and rarely requires di...
The radiocapitellar line (a line drawn through the center of the radial shaft and head should pass t...
Treatment of adult Monteggia fractures requires anatomic reduction and stable fixation of the ulna f...
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