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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1409-00152021000300038</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Importancia médico legal de las complicaciones observadas en la fractura de Monteggia: Reporte de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Medico-legal importance of the complications observed in Monteggia&#8217;s fracture]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Corrales Monge]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Susana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Departamento de Medicina Legal del Poder Judicial ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Heredia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>38</fpage>
<lpage>44</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000300038&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000300038&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000300038&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La Fractura de Monteggia es una lesión caracterizada por una fractura del cúbito en su porción proximal o media junto con una luxación de la cabeza del radio. (1) Es una lesión poco frecuente que representa entre el 5 y el 7% de las fracturas del antebrazo, a pesar de su rareza, siempre ha sido considerada de gran importancia por las comorbilidades que pueden acompañarla, bien por ser tratadas de forma inadecuada o por retraso en su tratamiento médico. Cuando no se diagnostica y trata a tiempo, puede quedar como secuela una limitación de la movilidad articular y una incapacidad funcional importante en la extremidad traumatizada. (2) Es por esta razón que se decide realizar el presente artículo el cual pretende reflejar la importancia de las complicaciones presentadas en la Fractura de Monteggia, al momento de la valoración médico legal, pudiendo requerir incapacidad temporal y permanente dado al tiempo que toma su recuperación, la limitación a la movilización posterior al manejo médico y el dolor residual que puede presentar.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The Monteggia Fracture is an injury characterized by a fracture of the proximal or middle portion of the ulna with a dislocation of the head of the radius. (1) It is a rare injury and represents between 5 and 7% of forearm fractures. Despite its rarity, it has always been considered of great importance due to the comorbidities that can accompany it, either due to being treated inadequately or due to delay in your medical treatment. When it is not diagnosed and treated in time, a limitation of joint mobility and a significant functional disability in the traumatized limb can remain as a consequence. (2) It is for this reason that we decided to carry out this article which reflect the importance of the complication of the Monteggia Fracture, at the time of the legal evaluation, which may require temporary and permanent disability given to the time it takes its recovery, the limitation to mobilization after medical management and the residual pain that it may present.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[luxofractura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[limitación articular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[codo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[luxación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desviación ósea.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fracture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[luxo-fracture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[joint limitation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elbow]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dislocation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bone deviation.]]></kwd>
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