Elbow Trauma
A 7-year-old boy presents after a fall onto an outstretched hand. He has painful limitation of elbow flexion-extension and forearm rotation. X-ray shows an apex anterior ulna shaft fracture with anterior dislocation of the radial head. The radiocapitellar line does not pass through the capitellum on any view. Regarding Monteggia fracture-dislocations:
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Monteggia fracture-dislocation is defined as fracture of the proximal ulna with dislocation of the r...
The radiocapitellar line (drawn through the center of the radial shaft) should pass through the capi...
In pediatric Monteggia fractures, the ulna fracture typically requires open reduction and internal f...
In children, anatomic reduction of the ulna fracture typically results in spontaneous reduction of t...
The posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) is at risk in Monteggia injuries, particularly Type II (poste...
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