Himansu Behera

Introduction: Chronic radial head dislocation in old standing or neglected Monteggia fracture is a devastating complication. We present our case regarding managing such a case using plating and fascial slip annular ligament reconstruction (ALR). Case Report: A 40-year-old male patient, farmer by profession presented with a 4-month-old neglected Monteggia fracture. He was treated with open reduction and internal fixation of fracture ulna with ALR using forearm deep fascial slip. The patient underwent regular physiotherapy post-operatively after 2 weeks of surgery. The patient was followed for 6 months, and DASH score was used to evaluate functional outcome. Conclusion: Excellent results were obtained as regards to pain, wrist range of motion, fracture union, and resuming routine activities at the follow-ups. Keywords: Monteggia, fracture, annular ligament reconstruction.

Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures are relatively rare fractures, which most commonly occur in young adults following high-energy trauma. In most cases of such fractures, neck fracture is undisplaced and often of basicervical type. Many treatment methods have been described, but there is still no generalized consensus on the same. Cephalomedullary nails are one of the preferred modalities of treatment. A cephalomedullary nail-like proximal femoral nail antirotation 2 (PFNA 2) of recent design is being widely used currently. In this study, we present 13 cases of ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures treated with PFNA 2 implants. The advantages of the PFNA 2 system include reduced blood loss, reduced operative time, and fewer fluoroscopy shots. PFNA 2 is a biomechanically better implant than many cephalomedullary implants. It provides satisfactory results in ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures, especially where neck fracture is of a basicervical type. Some aspects have to be taken care of when employing PFNA 2, such as anatomical reduction, and length, angulation, and rotation of both neck and shaft.

Femoral head fracture-dislocations are rare, and irreducible cases are even less frequent. Truly irreducible fracture-dislocations must be differentiated from incomplete reduction due to incarcerated bone or soft tissue interposition. The Pipkin classification is commonly used to classify femoral head fractures. An urgent reduction is required in traumatic hip dislocations to reduce the risk of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head. However, in femoral head fractures, the dislocated hip cannot be reduced easily due to incarcerated bone or soft tissue. In an irreducible fracture hip dislocation, It is not advisable to attempt to reduce it repeatedly because sometimes femoral head fracture-dislocation is associated with the impacted fracture of the femoral neck. It may lead to iatrogenic femoral neck fracture. Hence, in such cases, immediate open reduction and internal fixation are recommended. The Kocher-Langenbeck approach can be used for reduction and safe surgical dislocation with flip trochanteric osteotomy for fixation as a novel approach.

Tibial tuberosity fractures are usually seen in the adolescent age group and are very rare in adults. Here we describe a case of knee injury following a road traffic accident. The patient had tibial tuberosity avulsion along with tibial plateau fracture. He was treated with open surgical reduction and internal fixation. His rehabilitation was quite successful, resulting in a good range of motion and functional outcome. This study aims to present this unusual case of tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture associated with tibial plateau fracture and its appropriate management.