Monteggia fracture


Mon·teg·gi·a frac·ture

(mon-tej'ē-ă), fracture of the proximal ulna with dislocation of the head of the radius.

Monteggia fracture

Parry fracture Orthopedics An angled forearm fracture at the junction of the proximal and middle third of the ulna with an anterior dislocation of the radial head. See Fracture. Cf Galeazzi fracture.

Mon·teg·gi·a frac·ture

(mon-tej'jē-ă frak'shŭr) Fracture of the proximal ulna with dislocation of the head of the radius.

Monteggia,

Giovanni Battista, Italian surgeon, 1762-1815. Monteggia dislocationMonteggia fracture - fracture of the ulna with dislocation of the radial head.Monteggia lesionreverse Monteggia fracture