Monteggia fracture

Mon·teg·gia fracture

noun \män-ˈtej-ə-\

Definition of MONTEGGIA FRACTURE

: a fracture in the proximal part of the ulna with dislocation of the head of the radius

Biographical Note for MONTEGGIA FRACTURE

Monteggia, Giovanni Battista (1762–1815), Italian surgeon. Monteggia is remembered for his description (circa 1810) of a form of dislocation of the hip in which the head of the femur is displaced toward the anterior superior iliac spine.

Variants of MONTEGGIA FRACTURE

Mon·teg·gia fracture or Mon·teg·gia's fracture \-ˈtej-əz-\

Illustration of MONTEGGIA FRACTURE