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Giovanni Battista Monteggia
Italian surgeon (1762–1815)
Giovanni Battista Monteggia | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1762-08-08)8 August 1762 Laveno, Italy |
| Died | 17 January 1815(1815-01-17) (aged 52) Milan, Italy |
| 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.
Biography
Early life
Giovanni Battista Monteggia was born in Laveno, near the Lago Maggiore (northern Italy) on August 8, 1762. His parents were Gian Antonio Monteggia and Marianna Vegezzi.
Two brothers of his are known, one became a priest and the second a doctor. His father was occupied with the construction of infrastructures (mainly roads and aqueducts) and it was him who introduced Giovanni Battista, coming from a high school in Pallanza, to the field of medicine: G