Intramedullary nail fixation for greenstick and plastic deformity of the ulna in Monteggia fractures. Report of four cases

Authors

  • Rodrigo Huertas Tafur Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt. Bogotá, Colombia
  • María C. Ponce de León Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt. Bogotá, Colombia
  • Camilo A. Estrada Cely Universidad El Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia
  • Edgar F. Ruiz Contreras Universidad El Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia
  • Ricardo José Méndez Medina Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt. Bogotá, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2016.02.008

Keywords:

Monteggia fracture, elbow dislocation, children

Abstract

Four patients that presented a Monteggia fracture were treated by means of a closed reduction and percutaneous fixation of the ulna with an intramedullary nail as permanent treatment at the Roosevelt Institute for Orthopedics Pediatrics (IOIR). No relapse or infections occurred, which seems to indicate that this procedure is an effective technique for the treatment of this type of injury.
Level of evidence: IV.

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Huertas Tafur, Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt. Bogotá, Colombia

Ortopedista Infantil, Departamento de Ortopedia Infantil, Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt, Bogotá, Colombia.

María C. Ponce de León, Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt. Bogotá, Colombia

Ortopedista Infantil, Departamento de Ortopedia Infantil, Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt, Bogotá, Colombia.

Camilo A. Estrada Cely, Universidad El Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia

Residente de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.

Edgar F. Ruiz Contreras, Universidad El Bosque. Bogotá, Colombia

Residente de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.

Ricardo José Méndez Medina, Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt. Bogotá, Colombia

Médico Epidemiólogo, Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt, Bogotá, Colombia.

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2016-04-13

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Huertas Tafur R, Ponce de León MC, Estrada Cely CA, Ruiz Contreras EF, Méndez Medina RJ. Intramedullary nail fixation for greenstick and plastic deformity of the ulna in Monteggia fractures. Report of four cases. Rev. Colomb. Ortop. Traumatol. [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 13 [cited 2025 May 10];29(4):158-63. Available from: https://revistasccotorg.biteca.online/index.php/rccot/article/view/415

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Vol. 29 No. 4 (2015)

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