Case Report

An Undescribed Monteggia Type 3 Equivalent Lesion: Lateral Dislocation of Radial Head with Both-Bone Forearm Fracture

Table 1

Lateral radial head dislocation with concomitant both-bone forearm fracture fits in the Bado classification as a type 3 equivalent lesion, which has never been described [2].

Bado classification
  Radial head dislocationForearm fractureEquivalents

Type IAnteriorUlnar with anterior angulationIsolated radial head dislocation
Isolated radial neck fracture
Diaphyseal ulnar fracture with radial neck fracture
Diaphyseal ulnar fracture with fracture of the proximal third of radius
Diaphyseal ulnar and olecranon fracture with anterior dislocation of the radial head
Diaphyseal ulnar, posterior dislocation of the elbow ± fracture of the proximal third of radius

Type IIPosteriorUlnar with posterior angulationEpiphyseal fracture of dislocated radial head

Type IIILateralProximal ulna

Type IVAnteriorBoth bones