Distal: A break that happens at the end of your humerus that’s closest to your elbow. Humerus fracture causes A humerus fracture most often occurs due to a direct blow.

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 humerus fracture is a break in the large bone of your upper arm. There are several types of humerus fractures, depending on the location of the break. We’ll go over the locations of each type ...

Supracondylar Humerus Fractures . Pediatric elbow fractures are extremely common. It has been estimated that they account for approximately 65% of all fractures and dislocations in children.

A 66-year-old woman with past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anxiety and osteoporosis presented to the ED after a ground level fall at home resulting in left elbow pain ...

Surgeons can often determine whether a distal humeral fracture is amenable to treatment with open reduction internal fixation or arthroplasty based on its AO classification, whether it is far ...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced today that it launched new variable angle optimized locking technology (VOLT) plating ...

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.