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 ...

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 ...

Proximal humeral fractures are not rare ... in which the direction of dislocation is less important and isolated anatomic neck fractures are not included. Although the reliability of these ...

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.

The fracture line enters the joint lateral to the ridge between the trochlea and capitellum. The fracture extends into the trochlear groove. Figure 6a. A displaced lateral condyle fracture of the ...

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 ...