A dislocation can happen when the ball at the top of the humerus is pushed out of the glenoid socket. This type of injury can also damage nearby tissue, including the muscles, nerves, tendons ...

A 39-year-old right-hand dominant man with epilepsy presents with 7 months of right shoulder pain. The patient reports he was exercising when he heard a pop with immediate swelling and limited ...

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

Dr. Flores: A lateral image of the right elbow (Figure 2A) showed posterior dislocation of the elbow with impaction of the olecranon process of the ulna into the distal humerus outside 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 ...

The fragment of the humeral head located in the thorax was removed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without complications. Proximal humeral fractures with intrathoracic dislocation of the ...

Experts compare options in managing proximal humeral fractures operatively Humeral locking plates change indications for how many surgeons tackle ORIF vs. hemiarthroplasty.

The distal humerus and proximal ulna are the primary elbow joint bones. The hinge joint allows the elbow to bend and straighten. It also helps with hand motion by allowing the forearm to rotate.

While the axillary or scapular Y views often help demonstrate posterior shoulder dislocations, the "light bulb sign" of the humeral head is often present on the AP view.

Discussion This study, which was applied to more serious injuries, showed that the most common snowboarding injuries were distal radial fracture, head injury, clavicle fracture, humerus fracture, ...