Giovanni Battista Monteggia | |
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Born | Laveno, Italy | 8 August 1762
Died | 17 January 1815 Milan, Italy | (aged 52)
Nationality | Italian |
Years active | 1788-1815 |
Known for | Monteggia fracture |
Medical career | |
Profession | surgeon |
Field | surgery, traumatology |
Giovanni Battista Monteggia (1762 – 1815) was an Italian surgeon.[1] The Monteggia fracture is named after him.