Late equivalent Monteggia injury in a 6-year-old girl: a case report
Abstract
Monteggia injuries in children can be missed easily, especially the equivalent variants. Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent chronicity of the injury, because treatment is controversial and it can cause serious complications. A rare case of Monteggia equivalent lesion in a 6-year-old girl is presented. It consists of a plastic deformity of the proximal ulna with posterolateral displacement of radio head. Patient was successfully treated with a closed reduction of radial head and a dorsal closing-wedge osteotomy (2 mm wedge) of the proximal ulna, one month after injury, with good results.References
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