A proximal humeral fracture is a broken bone that occurs near your shoulder joint. "Proximal" refers to being close to your body, and "humeral" refers to the arm bone known as the humerus.

Proximal humeral fractures are not rare, accounting for 4% to 5% of all fractures in the United States. [1] Most of these fractures are minimally displaced or nondisplaced and can be managed ...

Posteriorly displaced fractures may be angulated or displaced medially or laterally. Uncommonly, direct force applied to the flexed elbow may displace the distal humerus fracture anteriorly.

A study published in BMC Surgery suggests that a minimally invasive lateral shoulder approach is safe and effective for ...

LifeNet Health and Johnson & Johnson MedTech bring novel bone graft, brand named PliaFX Pak, to the U.S. market.

although the most commonly considered osteoporotic fractures (hip, vertebral, forearm, humerus, and pelvis) were the most frequent prior fractures to occur after 50 years of age, other fractures ...

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The resultant injury most commonly is a glenohumeral dislocation, although fractures of the clavicle and proximal humerus also occur. Injuries to the sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joints in ...

Objective The specific aim of the study was to investigate and compare epiphyseal length and extension in the proximal humerus, closure in the growth plate and bone marrow signal intensity related to ...