Humerus fracture
| Humerus fracture | |
| ICD-10 | S42.2-S42.4 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 812 |
| eMedicine | emerg/199 orthoped/271 orthoped/199 |
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.
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.