Giovanni Battista Monteggia

Giovanni Battista Monteggia
Born(1762-08-08)8 August 1762
Laveno, Italy
Died17 January 1815(1815-01-17) (aged 52)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
Years active1788-1815
Known forMonteggia fracture
Medical career
Professionsurgeon
Fieldsurgery, traumatology

Giovanni Battista Monteggia (1762 – 1815) was an Italian surgeon. The Monteggia fracture is named after him.

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