“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.

Results showed 17 patients experienced varus collapse, of whom seven patients had Neer type 2 fractures ... to successful healing for a proximal humerus fracture. This can be a very difficult ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...