A proximal humerus fracture is a break in the upper part of your humerus near your shoulder. ... brace, or splint to keep your arm from moving and stabilize your shoulder, if needed.

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 ...

A mid-shaft humerus fracture occurs when there is a direct blow to the upper arm. In most cases, there is a high likelihood that bones can be realigned by using a splint or sling in order to keep ...

Operative fixation of isolated, closed humeral shaft fractures yielded a mean DASH score of 24.5 at 3-month follow-up. This was compared with a mean DASH score of 39.4 for nonoperative treatment.

Complication rates for reverse TSAs have been reported as being 3% to 68%, including infection, instability, loosening and periprosthetic fractures. Periprosthetic humerus fractures can occur ...

A supracondylar fracture is when you fracture your humerus just above your elbow joint. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this type of fracture.

Ball-thrower's fracture is generally accepted to result from intense torsion upon the humerus during the acceleration phase of the throw. Interestingly, this fracture rarely occurs in professional ...

What Is a Stress Fracture? Stress fractures are some of the most common sports injuries.They are tiny breaks in the bone, usually caused by repetitive stress from activities like running.Although ...

The current range includes hand based devices for finger and hand injuries, forearm based devices for hand, wrist and forearm injuries, a humeral fracture brace, and a line of pediatric wrist and ...

Results: 1,051 proximal humerus fracture studies were reviewed; 67 studies met our inclusion criteria. The most common specimen used was cadaver bone (87 %), followed by sawbones ...