Robertson (arm) has been a full participant at OTAs, indicating that his left humerus fracture is fully healed, Jimmy Liao of USA Today Lions Wire reports. Robertson had surgery in January to repair ...

Conclusion: The profile of patients with fracture of humeral shaft, in this specific sample, was composed mainly of adult men involved in traffic accidents; the associated radial nerve lesion was ...

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...

Seen primarily in younger children – ages four to eight years – these are the most common type of elbow fracture seen by pediatric orthopedic surgeons. This break occurs in the humerus bone just above ...

Introduction Humerus shaft fractures may be treated conservatively or surgically. In 2.5% to 13% of cases, nonunion is observed, and it leads to severe pain and morbidity. Plate osteosynthesis has ...

[27] The Seattle protocol for treatment of ipsilateral neck and shaft fractures was developed in the early 1970s in response to the difficulty of treating this injury complex. Swiontkowski and ...

A short leg cast is first placed on the fractured side, the fracture is pulled out to length, and a one-and-a-half spica cast is placed. The cast need not include the foot on the injured side so ...