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Preoperative radiographs of the patient during admission to our hospital.. a: antero-posterior radiograph of the right elbow: displays the lateral dislocation of the radial head (Bado type-III lesion).. b: lateral radiograph of the right elbow.
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III Monteggia fracture-dislocation) (Fig. 1a, b). In the light of the findings above, we planned open reduction of the radial head, transverse ulnar osteotomy, and annular ligament repair without exploring PIN for the patient.
a and b Antero-posterior and lateral radiographs of the forearm at 1st day after the operation, displaying radiocapitellar congruency.
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After an informed consent for this treatment plan was obtained from parents of the patient, we performed the operation (Fig. 2).
One year post-operatively, full range of elbow motion in both coronal and sagittal plains was achieved.
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One year post-operatively, full range of elbow motion in both coronal and sagittal plains was achieved (Fig. 3).
a and b 1 year follow-up antero-posterior and lateral radiographs display the radiocapitellar joint congruency.
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Plain radiographies showed that the radiocapitellar joint congruency was achieved (Fig. 4a, b).