A proximal humerus fracture is a break of the upper part of the bone of the arm (humerus). Symptoms include pain, swelling, and a decreased ability to...

of a humerus fracture is usually physical trauma such as a fall. Other causes include conditions such as cancer in the bone. Types include proximal humeral...

A supracondylar humerus fracture is a fracture of the distal humerus just above the elbow joint. The fracture is usually transverse or oblique and above...

third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve Forearm fracture Ulnar fracture Monteggia fracture – a fracture of the proximal third of...

A Hill–Sachs lesion, or Hill–Sachs fracture, is a cortical depression in the posterolateral head of the humerus. It results from forceful impaction of...

humerus. Anterior view. Left humerus. Posterior view. Left humerus. Anteriolateral view. Left humerus. Medial view. Fracture of the proximal humerus Left...

trauma to the elbow. The olecranon is the proximal extremity of the ulna which is articulated with the humerus bone and constitutes a part of the elbow...

distal end of the humerus. Additionally, the medial epicondyle is inferior to the medial supracondylar ridge. It is also proximal to the olecranon fossa...

tubercle, and proximal to the deltoid tuberosity. The surgical neck is much more frequently fractured than the anatomical neck of the humerus. This type...

negative predictive value is 0.98. In patients younger than 12, proximal humerus fractures can be visualized due to the changes at the bone surface. Because...

unreconstructible fractures of proximal humerus, fracture sequelae, revision shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder instability along with arthritis and proximal humerus bone...

(September–October 2000). "Treatment Strategies for Acute Fractures and Nonunions of the Proximal Fifth Metatarsal". Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...

or shortness of the radius. Specific fracture types of the radius include: Proximal radius fracture. A fracture within the capsule of the elbow joint...

argued that the fracturing exhibited by Lucy was consistent with a proximal humerus fracture, which is most often caused by falling in humans. He then concluded...

sclerotic bands also suggest fracture in osseous structures with a significant proportion of cancellous bone such as proximal femur. The general rule is...

is bent back less, then proximal forearm fracture would occur, but if the bending back is more, then the carpal bones fracture would occur. With increased...

ulna (located on the medial side) Proximally, the head of the radius articulates with the capitulum of the humerus and the radial notch of the ulna at...

larger tubercle. The humerus has two tubercles, the greater tubercle and the lesser tubercle. These are situated at the proximal end of the bone, that...

; Dodd, Seth D. (December 2008). "Pediatric supracondylar fractures of the distal humerus". Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 1 (3–4): 190–196. doi:10.1007/s12178-008-9027-2...

ulna fracture include: Monteggia fracture: a fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with the dislocation of the head of the radius Hume fracture: a...

syndrome, fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerus (causing direct ulnar nerve injury), fracture of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus (causing...

arm, which sits in the radial groove of the humerus. This fact is very important clinically as a fracture of the shaft of the bone here can cause lesions...

The Bosworth fracture is a rare fracture of the distal fibula with an associated fixed posterior dislocation of the proximal fibular fragment which becomes...

arms, 32 in each arm Upper arm bones (6 bones in total; 3 on each side) Humerus (2) Pectoral girdle (shoulder) Scapula (2) Clavicle (2) Lower arm bones...

A Smith's fracture, is a fracture of the distal radius. Although it can also be caused by a direct blow to the dorsal forearm or by a fall with the wrist...

on the posterior side of the distal humerus. The joint capsule of the elbow attaches to the humerus just proximal to the olecranon fossa. The olecranon...

olene 'elbow' and kranon 'head'), is a large, thick, curved bony process on the proximal, posterior end of the ulna. It forms the protruding part of the elbow and...

The Müller AO Classification of fractures is a system for classifying bone fractures initially published in 1987 by the AO Foundation as a method of categorizing...

dorsal aspect of the proximal forearm when asked where it hurts. This may mislead one to suspect a buckle fracture of the proximal radius. There is no...

The Galeazzi fracture is a fracture of the distal third of the radius with dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint. It classically involves an isolated...