Radial nerve injury is a recognised complication associated with humeral shaft fracture. A case of iatrogenic radial nerve injury is presented following fracture reduction. The relevant anatomy, challenges in management of humeral fractures with associated radial nerve injury, and the importance of detailed clinical assessment and documentation are discussed.

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty, introduced by Grammont et al. [1] in 1987, is commonly associated with scapular notching, [2] an impingement of the humeral cup against the scapula’s inferior border. Although the clinical significance of notching has been debated, 2 studies reported less successful clinical outcomes in its presence [2,3]. A laboratory study showed that a varus humeral neck-shaft ...

INTRODUCTION Humeral shaft fractures represent 1%-3% of all fractures and 20% of humeral fractures in adults. The treatment of these fractures is mainly conservative and operative treatment is usually reserved for specific circumstances. To date, no randomised controlled trial (RCT) has compared operative treatment of humeral shaft fractures with conservative treatment. METHODS AND ANALYSIS W...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous fracture of the humeral shaft in throwers is a rare but well-known phenomenon. Although it has been hypothesized that the biomechanics of the throw cause such fractures, it is not clear how or when the fractures occur in the pitching motion. METHODS The torque acting about the long axis of the humerus was calculated in 25 professional baseball pitchers throwing in game ...

OF PhD THESIS SURGICAL TREATMENT VALUE IN HUMERAL SHAFT PSEUDARTHROSIS FEM EXPERIMENTAL STUDY SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISOR: Acad. Prof. Univ. Dr. NICOLAE GORUN POSTGRADUATE: Dr. POPA RADU

BACKGROUND Plate fixation is the gold standard for diaphyseal fracture management, and the anterolateral approach is widely used by reconstructive surgeons. However, the outcomes of humeral shaft fracture fixation using a medial approach are rarely reported. The aim of this study is to explore the management and outcomes of humeral mid-shaft fractures fixed through a medial incision. METHODS ...

Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) has gained popularity with satisfactory clinical outcomes in the treatment of long bone fractures. MIPO for humeral shaft fractures, however, could be a surgically dangerous procedure because of the risk of radial nerve injury. An anatomical study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of MIPO for the humeral shaft fractures, and to study the re...