“If you are a chronic heavy smoker and require surgery for your proximal humerus fracture, the risk of developing ... patients were classified using the Neer classification system.

A humerus fracture refers to any break in this bone. The pain from a humerus fracture often extends to either your shoulder or elbow, depending on where the break is, and recovery may last several ...

Early recognition of fracture displacement with ... 2007; 16:408-412. Neer CS. Nonunion of the surgical neck of the humerus. Orthop Trans.1983; 7:389. Ring D, McKee MD, Perey BH, Jupiter ...

According to Neer, a fracture is displaced when there is more than 1 cm of displacement and 45° of angulation of any one fragment with respect to the others. Muscle pulls cause displacement.

These radiographs reveal a mildly displaced, comminuted spiral fracture at the distal diaphysis of the left humerus with an associated butterfly fragment (Fig. 1). The patient, a healthy recreational ...

On Thursday, the Thunder announced that forward Aleksej Pokusevski suffered a small right humerus fracture during an offseason workout on May 31. He will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks ...

One of the most common injuries is a fracture of the humerus, or upper arm as former NRL player Ben Ross discovered on The Footy Show. His injury was captured for eternity by television cameras ...