Abstract

Doc number: 156

Abstract

Background: Although previously reported, ipsilateral Monteggia fracture dislocation and distal radius fracture in a child is still a rare occurrence. A full clinical examination may be difficult but should not be ignored. Full length forearm radiographs are ideal but proper limb positioning may be difficult. The injury pattern can be easily missed.

Case presentation: A five-year- old right hand dominant Caucasian male presented with a history of fall on outstretched hand. Clinical examination was difficult and X - rays confirmed type III Monteggia fracture with an ipsilateral Type II Salter Harris injury of the distal radius and ulna.

Conclusion: This report highlights the need for relevant examination of the wrist and elbow in young children. Appropriate radiographs must also be performed to prevent missing these injuries.

Details

Title
Type III monteggia injury with ipsilateral type II Salter Harris injury of the distal radius and ulna in a child: a case report
Author
Williams, Huw LM; Madhusudhan, Thayur R; Sinha, Amit
Pages
156
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
17560500
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-156
ProQuest document ID
1518758495
Copyright
© 2014 Williams et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.