Distal Humerus Fracture

1 Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Surgery, Gelre Hospital, P.O. Box 9014, 7300 DS Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 3 Department of (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to Supreme Court spokesperson Kathleen Arberg, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer underwent reverse shoulder replacement surgery for a proximal Humerus Fracture at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on the morning of Jan 10th – At 5 years, patients treated with RSA had significantly better Oxford Shoulder Scores (OSS) than those treated with hemiarthroplasty. 1. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a successful surgical option for patients with acute proximal Pediatric obesity is currently an epidemic, with the prevalence having quadruped over the last 25 years. Children diagnosed with obesity can be at risk for various long-term health issues and may be putting their musculoskeletal system at risk. According Dr. Erin McKerney, in collaboration with Dr. Susan Stover from the J.D Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory at the University of California-Davis, is conducting a study to better understand the events that lead to catastrophic fractures of the It is the third publicly known major bike crash for Breyer in the last two decades. At the hospital, the 74-year-old was diagnosed with a proximal Humerus Fracture -- the humerus being the upper bone of the arm. He underwent reverse shoulder replacement .

Shoulder Options Inc. officials announce the limited user release of its AFT Proximal Humerus Fracture Plate. The new plate is intended for the treatment of fractures and fracture dislocations, osteotomies, and non-unions of the proximal humerus. Polarus 3 Solution offers two plate options – Standard and Posterior, as well as two intramedullary nail options – Proximal and Distal, offering the surgeon multiple options to address patient fracture generation Proximal Humeral Plate so as PLAINSBORO, N.J., March 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) today announced that the Integra® Proximal Humeral Fracture Plate System received 510k clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA Orthopedic surgeons from around the country recently published a study titled "Intermediate Outcomes Following Percutaneous Fixation of Proximal Humeral Fractures." The surgeons examined 39 patients who were treated with percutaneous reduction and fixation .

Another Picture of Humerus Fracture :

Medial Epicondyle Fracture


Os unique du bras, qui s'articule par l'épaule avec la cavité