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Type III Monteggia Equivalent Fracture Successfully Treated by Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: A Report of Two Cases
Morteza Nakhaei Amroodi 1, Mohammad Reza Bahaeddini1 , Shayan Amiri2 , Mansour Karimi1 , Pouria Tabrizian2
1- Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Rasul-e Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Type III Monteggia equivalent fracture is a rare injury, and its optimal diagnosis and management are still unclear. Reporting two cases of type III Monteggia equivalent fracture in two boys who were surgically treated the day after the presentation.This study presents two cases of type III Monteggia equivalent fracture in two boys who were surgically treated the day after the presentation. These observations suggest that the timely surgical treatment of type III Monteggia equivalent fracture results in acceptable outcomes. However, the lack of a universal classification system limits the generalization of the results
Keywords: Monteggia equivalent fracture, Open reduction and internal fixation, Classification
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Type of Study: Case Report | Subject: Hand surgery / Elbow
Received: 2020/08/22 | Accepted: 2020/09/21 | Published: 2020/11/1
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