In 2-part fractures, one block is the humeral head and the other block is the diaphysis, and they are separated by a fracture usually around the neck of the humerus or a little lower. You can get ...

Williams: Dr. Galatz, please describe your technique for closed reduction, percutaneous pinning of two-part surgical neck fractures of the proximal humerus. Leesa M. Galatz, MD: The primary ...

A humerus fracture refers to any break in this bone. The pain from a humerus fracture often extends to either your shoulder or elbow, depending on where the break is, and recovery may last several ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD The humerus is your upper arm bone. It is the longest bone in the upper part of your body and is connected to many important tendons and ligaments. The ...

Let’s explore some of these. A humerus fracture most often occurs due to a direct blow. This type of injury often happens in contact sports or car accidents. You can also break your humerus if ...

From the MacAusland Orthopedic Clinics. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 204.

These radiographs reveal a mildly displaced, comminuted spiral fracture at the distal diaphysis of the left humerus with an associated butterfly fragment (Fig. 1). The patient, a healthy recreational ...

Lucy’s left proximal humerus (A.L. 288-1r ... There are two subparallel fractures in the neck oriented in a roughly parasagittal plane (Fig. 1i). The basicervical (narrower) and transcervical ...