Incorrect postulate regarding humeral fractures in non-ambulant infants

Humeral Shaft Fractures

Humeral Shaft Fractures

Humeral shaft fractures (HSFs) represent 3% of the fractures of the locomotor apparatus, and the middle third of the shaft is the section most affected. In the majority of cases, it is treated using nonsurgical methods, but surgical indications in HSF cases are increasingly being adopted. The diversity of opinions makes it difficult to reach a consensus regarding the types of osteosynthesis, su...

Distal humeral fractures in adults.

Distal humeral fractures in adults are relatively uncommon injuries that require operative intervention in the majority of cases. Dual plate fixation, with placement of a separate strong plate on each column and orientation of the plates either at 90° or 180° to each other, is indicated for all adult fractures involving both columns of the distal part of the humerus. Acute total elbow arthropla...

Imaging humeral fractures.

521 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY July/August 2007, Vol. 78/No. 6 Radiologic technologists commonly are called to emergency departments to image the humerus. In the United States humeral fractures represent 4% to 5% of all fractures. Corby described fracture patterns in the humerus as being about the same regardless of age; however, older patients with osteoporosis are more susceptible to these types o...

Management of Humeral Shaft Fractures; Non-Operative Versus Operative

CONTEXT Functional humeral bracing remains the gold standard for treatment of humeral shaft fractures. There is an increasing trend in the literature to perform operative fixation of these fractures. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The aim of this systematic review was to compare the level one evidence for the outcome of non-operative with operative management of humeral shaft fractures in adults. A com...