An Unusual Monteggia Equivalent: A Case Report with Literature Review

• DOI: 10.1007/s12593-011-0041-z
• Publication Date: 2011-05-05T05:55:56Z
• Authors: Sumit Arora; Dhananjaya Sabat; Anand Verma; Sumit Sural; Anil Dhal
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

Monteggia fracture dislocations are uncommon in childhood. Over a period of time, various equivalents of this entity have been described. These fractures with concomitant elbow injuries are exceedingly rare in young children. We present a case of a 6-year-old boy who sustained a fracture of proximal ulna with ipsilateral supracondylar fracture humerus. We suggest that the fracture pattern can be included under type I Monteggia equivalent on the basis of its characteristics, biomechanics and the mode of injury.