The authors report a rare case of Monteggia bilateral fracture combining bifocal
fracture of the left ulna to a mid-shaft fracture of the radius with dislocation
of the radial head and on the right; a fractured ulna with dislocation of
the radial head occurring in a patient of 31 years after an accident of the public
highway. In emergency, the treatment consisted of a fixation with radius
special plates and a left pin ulnar upper radio. The evolution was marked by a
good consolidation and after six months the patient had resumed operations.
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