Humerus fracture

Humerus fracture

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A humerus fracture can be classified by the location of the humerus involved: the upper end, the shaft, or the lower end.

Certain lesions are commonly associated with fractures to specific areas of the humerus. At the upper end, the surgical neck of the humerus [cite web |url=http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/surgical_neck_fractures_of_the_humerus |title=Surgical Neck Fractures of the Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics |accessdate=2007-08-16 |format= |work=] and anatomical neck of humerus [cite web |url=http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/anatomic_neck_fracture_of_humerus |title=Anatomic Neck Fracture of Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics |accessdate=2007-08-16 |format= |work=] can both be involved, though fractures of the surgical neck are more common. The axillary nerve can be damaged in fractures of this type. Mid-shaft fractures may damage the radial nerve, which traverses the lateral aspect of the humerus closely associated with the radial groove. The median nerve is vulnerable to damage in the supracondylar area, and the ulnar nerve is vulnerable near the medial epicondyle, around which it curves to enter the forearm.

References

External links

* http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40024961/
* http://cim.ucdavis.edu/classpages/2005/Arm/ArmHumerusFracture.jpg


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