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Fracturas del Antebrazo en los Niños (Forearm Fractures in Children)

Fractures of the Radial Head and Neck and Monteggia Fractures

by Kelly D. Carmichael, MD

Proximal forearm fractures are the least-common forearm fractures, collectively accounting for about 5% of forearm fractures. The types of proximal injuries include radial head and neck fractures, olecranon fractures, coronoid fractures. Monteggia fractures constitute about another 5% of forearm fractures. Monteggia injuries involve an ulna fracture with a radial head dislocation-fracture. Monteggia-equivalent injuries involve some variation of ulna fracture and proximal radius injury. This article reviews the clinical presentation and management options for proximal forearm fractures.

Keywords: elbow fracture, elbow joint fracture, broken arm, broken elbow, proximal forearm fracture, proximal radius fracture, proximal ulna fracture, intra-articular fracture, Monteggia fracture, apophyseal olecranon fracture, metaphyseal olecranon fracture, coronoid fracture, incidence, classification, Salter-Harris classification, classification, mechanism of injury, diagnosis, clinical presentation, management, nonsurgical treatment, closed reduction, casting, cast immobilization, surgical treatment, surgical techniques

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