Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation: Past and Present

Monteggia fracture isthe oldest medical eponym commonly used today. It was described in the era preceding the introduction of X-rays in medicine, thanks to G. B. Monteggia, an orthopaedist, who was under the rule of clinical sense. Its conceptual individualization, the subsequent studies of Bado, Malgaigne, Stancilescu, Walton and countless other studies have reduced the number of undiagnosed cases and therefore the number and severity of complications