Monteggia fracture
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| Monteggia fracture Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | S52.0 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 813.03, 813.13 |
| eMedicine | orthoped/201 |
The Monteggia fracture is a fracture of the ulna that affects the joint with the radius.
More precisely, it is a fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with the dislocation of the head of radius. Two types:
- Flexion type
- Extension type.
The type depending on the displacemnt of the fracture fragment. The cause most frequently is a fall on an outstretched hand.[citation needed]
Management
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Monteggia fractures maybe managed conservatively in children, but due to high risk of displacement causing malunion open reduction and internal fixation is typically done.[citation needed]
See also
External links
- Monteggia and Galeazzi fractures - wheelessonline.com
Fractures (Sx2, 800-829) | |
|---|---|
| General | Avulsion fracture · Greenstick fracture · Salter-Harris fractures |
| Head | Skull fracture · Basilar · Blowout |
| Vertebral | Cervical · Jefferson · Hangman's · Flexion teardrop · Extension teardrop, Clay-shoveler · Burst · Compression · Wedge · Chance · Hyperextension fracture dislocation |
| Ribs | Rib fracture · Flail chest |
| Shoulder, arm and hand | Clavicle · Humerus · Monteggia · Galeazzi · Colles' · Smith's · Barton's · Scaphoid · Rolando · Bennett's · Boxer's |
| Hip, leg and foot | Hip fracture · Segond · trimalleolar · Bimalleolar · Pott's · Maisonneuve · Lisfranc · Calcaneal · Jones fracture |
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