Classificazione, inquadramento diagnostico e trattamento della lesione di Monteggia in età pediatrica

• DOI: 10.1007/s11639-018-00294-9
• Publication Date: 2018-10-04T12:13:26Z
• Authors: Giovanni Gallone; Giovanni Trisolino; Giovanni Luigi Di...; Diego Antonioli; Stefano Stilli
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Monteggia fractures represent the association of a fracture proximal ulna and luxation radial head. This type lesion is infrequent may be misdiagnosed, particularly in paediatric patients. Classification these injuries based on scheme proposed by Bado later supplemented other authors to better discriminate doubts guide treatment. The treatment choice acute lesions age most cases conservative, it involves reduction immobilisation cast. Surgery mostly reserved for complex inveterate that high risk chronic disorders disabling sequelae; cases, remains controversial. aim this article describe anatomical-pathological characteristics, diagnostic criteria, principles age.