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Andrew Howard, Theddy Slongo, Peter Schmittenbecher

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James Hunter

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Fergal Monsell

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22u-D + 21r-E/M   Monteggia equivalent

The Monteggia equivalent involves an ulnar shaft fracture with a proximal radial fracture. The radial head is in place and the radial shaft is displaced in the same direction as the ulnar shaft.

Most of the ulnar fractures are in the proximal 1/3.

22u-D, 21r-E/M
22u-D, 21r-E/M
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