45 year old female presents to the ED after falling on her arm. She was jumping out of the way of a “crazy driver” and fell onto her arm. She complains of severe arm pain. You see a visible deformity on your exam.
Xrays show:
What describe the fracture. What would you do for this patient?
jwang
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boiyemhonlan · May 16, 2015 at 5:31 pm
Monteggia + Olecranon Fx. Bado Classofication – Type III fx. Analgesia. Ortho Consult. Options for repair include non-operative (closed reduction) vs operative (ORIF of ulna shaft + open reduction of radius of IM pinning of ulna).