Distal humerus lateral condyle fracture and Monteggia lesion in a 3-year old child : A case report


Published online: Aug 27 2008

Rupen Dattani, Surendra Patnaik, Avdhoot Kantak, Mohan Lal

From East Surrey Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom

Abstract

We describe a case of a Monteggia fracture dislocation and an ipsilateral lateral humeral condyle fracture in a 3-year-old child. This is a rare combination of injuries with no previously reported cases in the literature. This case emphasises that when a fracture is detected around an elbow there should be a high index of suspicion for other injuries in the region.

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