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.
Medical Dictionary
Monteggia fracture
noun Mon·teg·gia fracture \män-ˈtej-ə-\
Medical 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
Variants of MONTEGGIA FRACTURE
Mon·teg·gia fracture or Mon·teg·gia's fracture \-ˈtej-əz-\
Illustration of MONTEGGIA FRACTURE
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