There are multiple pathologies present in this patient and numerous potential treatment options. The patient has a chronic proximal ulna malunion from a Monteggia fracture-dislocation ...

Malunion fractures are fractures that did not heal correctly ... We have several different methods for treating fractures and trauma. The specific treatment you need depends on how severe your injury ...

Although nonoperative treatment of distal radial fractures in patients 65 years ... treatment was associated with a reduction in malunion. Researchers recommend careful consideration of operative ...

Malunion usually only occurs after nonsurgical treatment. It can make the ankle unstable and may eventually lead to arthritis. The three malleolus bones can all undergo separate fractures without ...

Treatment for "malunion" is determined by the degree of mal-alignment and the extent to which it affects arm movement. A clavicle fracture takes several months to heal, whether you've had a ...

"Malunion was defined as dorsal or volar ... et al "Comparison of 24-month outcomes after treatment for distal radius fracture: the wrist randomized clinical trial" JAMA Netw Open 2021; DOI ...

If left untreated, shoulder blade fractures will heal over time, but may heal in the wrong position. This is called malunion ... As with nonsurgical treatment, your surgery will be followed ...

A supracondylar fracture is an injury to the humerus ... is the failure of the bone to rejoin properly. This is known as malunion. This can occur in up to 50 percent of children who have been ...