Careful radiographic evaluation of patients with proximal humeral fractures is critical to accurate diagnosis and successful treatment ... in patients with good bone quality and minimally ...

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

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A broken arm, also known as an arm fracture, occurs when one or more of the bones in ...

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.

"Importantly, although the most commonly considered osteoporotic fractures (hip, vertebral, forearm, humerus, and pelvis) ...