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Upper limb fragility fractures more likely associated with hip fractures

One of the largest published studies on simultaneous hip and upper limb fragility fractures shows that upper limb fractures are more likely to occur with hip fractures than lower limb fractures.
BMJ

Thrower’s fracture of the humerus with radial nerve palsy: an unfamiliar softball injury

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...
Healio

40-year-old woman with an open comminuted humeral shaft fracture

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 40-year-old woman who was obese with osteogenesis imperfecta was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle ...
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Woman's Doctor: As women age, shoulder injuries become more common

Dr. Gregory Gasbarro with Mercy Medical Center said older women see metabolic changes. As that happens, things like ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

A Case of Fracture of the Upper End of the Humerus Just below the Tuberosities, with Dislocation of the Head of the Bone into the Axilla

Specimen shown and case reported at the meeting of the Surgical Section of the Suffolk District Medical Society, December 4, 1895.
BMJ

Stress reaction of the humerus in tennis players

NEO – Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Research Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil Rogerio Teixeira Silva, NEO - Sports Medicine Research Center, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ...
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Johnson & Johnson MedTech Expands VOLT Platform With New Wrist, Upper Arm Fracture Systems

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is one of the best Fortune 500 stocks to buy according to billionaires. On June 19, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) MedTech introduced two new plating systems for distal radius ...