Mid-shaft or middle: A break that occurs in the shaft or body of your humerus. Distal: A break that happens at the end of your humerus that’s closest to your elbow. Humerus fracture causes ...

Distal. Distal humerus fractures occur near your elbow. ... In many cases, proximal and mid-shaft humerus fractures don’t require surgery because the broken ends usually stay close together.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD The humerus is your upper arm bone. It is the longest bone in the upper part of your body and is connected to many important tendons and ligaments. The ...

A 40-year-old woman who was obese with osteogenesis imperfecta was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision and was brought to the ED after being intubated on the scene for Glasgow Coma ...

For fracture fixation, we worked from proximal to distal, starting with the humeral shaft. A Gerwin approach was made to the posterior humerus. A Penrose drain was placed around the radial nerve ...

They uncovered a distal shaft of an adult humerus–or the lower half of the upper arm bone. Digital microscopy of fossils indicate that the small humerus belonged to an adult.

Baker Mayfield has a fractured humerus bone in his left shoulder in addition to a torn labrum, according to a report by Jay Glazer of NFL FOX. Glazer said in the pre-game show prior to the Browns-… ...

What's your call? ![Figure][1] Figure. Frontal (top) and lateral (bottom) digital radiographs of the left humerus of a 20-year-old, left-handed man who had sudden arm pain after throwing a dodgeball.