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 ...

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii — New treatment options for open reduction and internal fixation and total elbow arthroplasty are increasing the ways surgeons can treat distal humeral fractures. “This is ...

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 ...

3. Left compound distal humerus fracture where the bone of his humerus was driven through his skin and the bone was in six different pieces. He was taken emergently to the operating room for a ...

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 ...

Sometimes there can be an injury to the phrenic nerve at the time of the brachial plexus injury. Chest radiography done to screen for a clavicle or humerus fracture might show that the diaphragm ...