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The authors present a rare case of a Monteggia lesion in a child. The fracture of the proximal ulnar metaphysis is associated with a dislocation of the radial head. The outcome is good after closed reduction and six weeks cast. Two years later, the function is normal.
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Loubignac, F., Giugliano, V. & Bertrand, J.G. A rare case of Monteggia's lesion in children. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 11, 243–245 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686899
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