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Today, internal plating is generally acknowledged as the treatment of choice for diaphyseal fractures of one or both forearm bones and for fracture-dislocations of the Monteggia or Galeazzi type. It is the only way of achieving early mobilization, which is necessary to ensure recovery of pronation and supination.
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Schweiberer L, Hertel P (1974) Die Ergebnisse nach operativer Behandlung von 48 frischen Monteggia-Verletzungen. Aktuel Traumatol 4:147
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Heim, U., Pfeiffer, K.M. (1988). The Shafts of the Radius and Ulna. In: Internal Fixation of Small Fractures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72614-9_11
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