The Monteggia Lesion and Ipsilateral Supracondylar Humerus and Distal Radius Fractures

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic trauma Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 60 - 63
• Main Authors: Arazi, Mehmet, Öğün, Tunç Cevat, Safa Kapicioğlu, M İ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-1999; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Humans; Humeral Fractures - complications; Humeral Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Humeral Fractures - surgery; Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine; Medical sciences; Monteggia's Fracture - complications; Monteggia's Fracture - diagnostic imaging; Monteggia's Fracture - surgery; Radiography; Radius Fractures - complications; Radius Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Radius Fractures - surgery; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Human; Radius; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Lower extremity; Fracture; Trauma; Case study; Ipsilateral; Association; Orthopedic surgery; Treatment; Supracondylar fracture; Upper limb; Bone; Humerus; Child; Monteggia fracture
• ISSN: 0890-5339; 1531-2291
• DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199901000-00015

Ipsilateral elbow and forearm fractures are quite rare in children. We present a Monteggia lesion with ipsilateral supracondylar humerus fracture in a 13-year-old girl. Through early surgical management, a successful result was achieved. We believe that, to minimize any initial or subsequent complications in such fractures, early surgical management should be the first treatment choice.