Distal (Lower) Aspect The lower part of the humerus is the top of the elbow joint. The front part of the lower humerus has two projections called the trochlea and the capitulum.

The damaged nerve is typically resected for a few centimeters proximal and distal after at least 1-week delay from injury for better distinction of healthy and unhealthy nerve, and the gap is grafted.

A careful extra-periosteal lateral paratricipital exposure to the humerus distal to the fracture was performed. The radial nerve and its sensory branches were then identified, mobilized and ...

In distal humerus, medial triceps is restrained by medial intermuscular septum (MIS) and brachial fascia with elbow extended and flexed.

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 ...

Radial nerve injury: The radial nerve runs through your arm. Radial nerve injury can be a complication of a humerus fracture, particularly middle or distal fractures.

The most common findings on physical examination are tenderness at the lateral epicondyle of the distal humerus and weakness or pain with resisted wrist extension (the Thomsen test). 9 The ...

These radiographs reveal a mildly displaced, comminuted spiral fracture at the distal diaphysis of the left humerus with an associated butterfly fragment (Fig. 1). The patient, a healthy recreational ...