Monteggia equivalent fracture associated with Salter I fracture of the radial head.

Monteggia fracture is an infrequent lesion, which associates ulna fracture and radial head dislocation. Equivalent Monteggia can occur by associated lesions such as olecranon fracture or radial neck or head fracture. We report an unusual case of Monteggia equivalent lesion associating a fracture of the proximal third of the ulnar shaft and a growth plate fracture Salter I of proximal-radial physis and divergent displacement due to a bottle-opener effect of the radial head over the capitellum during trauma.

Anterolateral mini-invasive versus posterior mini-invasive approach for primary total hip replacement. Comparison of exposure and implant positioning.

Introduction: We conducted a prospective study to compare the exposure and implant positioning in primary total hip replacement through the anterolateral minimally invasive (ALMI) approach versus the posterior minimally invasive (PMI) approach.

Materials And Methods: We applied these techniques to 2 consecutive groups (33 and 43 patients, respectively) comparable preoperatively. All the patients received the same cementless stem and acetabular component.

The percutaneous compression plate (PCCP) in the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures in elderly patients.

We carried out a prospective study to assess the value of mini-invasive osteosynthesis with the PerCutaneous Compression Plate (PCCP) in the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures in elderly patients. Sixty five consecutive patients were included, with an average age at surgery of 84.2 years (range : 63 to 99), with more than 93% ASA 2, 3 or 4 patients.