Giovanni Battista Monteggia (1762-1815).

Uncommon Variant of Type II Monteggia Fracture with Concomitant Distal Humeral Fracture

Monteggia fracture-dislocation, a common injury sustained by pediatric population, is a rare entity in adults. It was first observed by Giovanni Battista Monteggia and later classified by Bado into 4 groups. The term "Monteggia equivalent or variant" was introduced to describe certain injuries with similar radiographic pattern and biomechanism of injury. Since then various types and their varia...

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A type of Monteggia fracture, highly susceptible to misdiagnosis

Dear Editor, Monteggia fracture, which was first described by Giovanni Battista Monteggia, consists of the fracture of ulna accompanied by radial head dislocation.[1] This definition was later modified by Bado, who included a group of injuries under the term of Monteggia fracture.[1] Bado also proposed a system of classification based on the mechanism of injury [Table 1]. Based on this classifi...

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Innovative Use of Opsite Flexigrid™ for Digital Photography in Rhinoplasty

Standardization of photography in plastic surgery is fundamental for pre-operative surgical planning, comparative post-operative assessment, and demonstration of surgical results.1 In rhinoplasty, slight changes in patient or camera position can lessen nasal hump, vary nose size, and alter skin tension.2 In order to prevent these common errors, photographic standardization with high-quality equ...