A 66-year-old woman with past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anxiety and osteoporosis presented to the ED after a ground level fall at home resulting in left elbow pain ...

This approach allows the radial nerve to be retracted medially, which allows further exposure of the humeral shaft, a mean of 26 cm of exposure proximally from the lateral epicondyle.

A humerus fracture is a break in the large bone of your upper arm. There are several types of humerus fractures, depending on the location of the break. We’ll go over the locations of each type ...

The majority of proximal humeral fractures -- minimally displaced or nondisplaced -- can be successfully managed conservatively. [9, 10] Treatment includes immobilization with a sling and early ...