Proximal humeral fractures are not rare ... in which the direction of dislocation is less important and isolated anatomic neck fractures are not included. Although the reliability of these ...

Adjei, MD A proximal humeral fracture is a broken bone that occurs near your shoulder joint. "Proximal" refers to being close ...

Cotton, Frederic Jay — Consulting Surgeon, Boston City Hospital. Morrison, Gordon Mackay — Assistant Out-Patient Surgeon, Boston City Hospital. For records and addresses of authors see "This ...

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.

"This finding contrasts with the commonly held notion that only adult fractures occurring at older ages are associated with ...