BACKGROUND High-energy trauma may result in uncommon open injuries around the elbow joint. The management of these injuries can be difficult. CASE DESCRIPTION Fourteen patients were treated between 1999 and 2003 and their injuries consisted of Monteggia fracture-dislocations combined with segmental fractures of the ulna or fractures of the forearm bones and/or various more complex trauma such...

Patients frequently present with deformity of forearm with bone loss in either of the forearm bones due to various reasons. In this study two children suffering from chronic osteomyelitis and one having neglected Monteggia fracture were selected. In all three cases, single bone forearm reconstruction by radioulnar fusion was attempted successfully. Cosmetic and functional outcomes were evaluate...

Jill B. Becker,1 Lisa M. Monteggia,2 Tara S. Perrot-Sinal,3 Russell D. Romeo,4 Jane R. Taylor,5 Rachel Yehuda,6 and Tracy L. Bale7 1Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, 2Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, 3Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2, ...

The type II Monteggia (posterior) lesion is a rare injury which is sometimes associated with ulnohumeral instability. We have reviewed 23 of 28 patients with this injury. A clinical and radiographic assessment was undertaken at follow-up. Functional outcome scores, including the Broberg and Morrey Index and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder or Hand (DASH), were used. The results from the si...

This case is a 19-year-old soldier who suffered a combined elbow dislocation and posterior Monteggia fracture and dislocation (type II). The ulna fracture was managed by ORIF. The elbow dislocation was managed by closed reduction and immobilization in 900 flexion. The posteriorly dislocated radial head was kept reduced by a transarticular pin. After 6 months elbow and forearm motion was restric...