Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 40-year-old woman who was obese with osteogenesis imperfecta was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle ...

At most major medical centers, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds are lectures given by orthopaedic surgeons of national and international prominence, providing opportunities for faculty, residents, and fellows ...

An active 59-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to our institution 2 weeks after she fell onto her dominant right arm while horseback riding in New Zealand. The patient, who ...

Angulated fractures involve a broken bone that tilts at an angle. Most cases require some form of realignment using a cast or other measures for proper healing. An angulated fracture occurs when a ...

The humerus is the long bone of your upper arm. It extends from your shoulder to your elbow, where it joins with the ulna and radius bones of your forearm. A humerus fracture refers to any break in ...

Patients with proximal humerus fractures demonstrated substantially higher mortality rates than their matched control individuals from the general population over a 2-year period, with the highest ...

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...

A shoulder fracture is a broken bone in the shoulder. These fractures typically occur after a fall or high impact collision. In most cases, surgery is not necessary to treat a shoulder fracture. The ...

Proximal humerus fractures account for <5% of fractures in children and the peak age of occurrence is 15 years old. 1 Nearly all proximal and midshaft fractures of the humerus in the pediatric ...