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==Overview== | |||
A '''humerus fracture''' can be classified by the location of the humerus involved: the upper end, the shaft, or the lower end. | A '''humerus fracture''' can be classified by the location of the humerus involved: the upper end, the shaft, or the lower end. | ||
At the upper end, the [[surgical neck of the humerus]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/surgical_neck_fractures_of_the_humerus |title=Surgical Neck Fractures of the Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics |accessdate=2007-08-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> and [[anatomical neck of humerus]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/anatomic_neck_fracture_of_humerus |title=Anatomic Neck Fracture of Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics |accessdate=2007-08-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> can both be involved, though fractures of the surgical neck are more common. The [[axillary nerve]] can be damaged in fractures of this type. | At the upper end, the [[surgical neck of the humerus]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/surgical_neck_fractures_of_the_humerus |title=Surgical Neck Fractures of the Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics |accessdate=2007-08-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> and [[anatomical neck of humerus]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/anatomic_neck_fracture_of_humerus |title=Anatomic Neck Fracture of Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics |accessdate=2007-08-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> can both be involved, though fractures of the surgical neck are more common. The [[axillary nerve]] can be damaged in fractures of this type. | ||
===Proximal Humeral Fracture=== | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A humerus fracture can be classified by the location of the humerus involved: the upper end, the shaft, or the lower end.
At the upper end, the surgical neck of the humerus[1] and anatomical neck of humerus[2] can both be involved, though fractures of the surgical neck are more common. The axillary nerve can be damaged in fractures of this type.
Proximal Humeral Fracture
References
- ↑ "Surgical Neck Fractures of the Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics". Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ↑ "Anatomic Neck Fracture of Humerus - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics". Retrieved 2007-08-16.