Created at 7:15 p.m. Nov, 17, 2024
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musamalik
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wording makes it sound like all humerus fractures are done with ORIF - also amboss doesnt specifically say orif, it just says surgery which could be orif (or could be IMN or arthoplasty)
https://next.amboss.com/us/article/j30_Rf?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=anki&utm_campaign=anki&utm_term=humerus%2Bfracture&guid=vg0x%257D2S2kz&aid=44e7ea3f-36db-4448-a954-96b909d6a296&uid=ZJMgZspDa#Z7e1d54dc51f639d711387188468d01d9
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- Nondisplaced, closed fractures → hanging-arm cast or coaptation splint / sling
- If displaced humerus fracture occurs alongside shoulder dislocation, that is a contraindication to closed reduction of the dislocation!
- Fat pad (sail sign) may be present, occult, nondisplaced fracture → place splint for immobilization

Photo credit: Mehlauge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credit: MELainesse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- If displaced humerus fracture occurs alongside shoulder dislocation, that is a contraindication to closed reduction of the dislocation!
- Fat pad (sail sign) may be present, occult, nondisplaced fracture → place splint for immobilization

Photo credit: Mehlauge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credit: MELainesse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
| Fracture | Injured nerve or artery |
|---|---|
| Humeral surgical neck | Axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery |
| Midshaft humerus | Radial nerve and profunda brachii artery |
| Supracondylar | Brachial artery and median nerve |
| Medial epicondyle | Ulnar nerve and ulnar collateral artery |
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Bootcamp
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Shoulder and Elbow: Humerus Fractures
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Brachial Plexus Nerves and Lesions: Axillary Nerve
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Brachial Plexus Nerves and Lesions: Median Nerve
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Brachial Plexus Nerves and Lesions: Axillary Nerve
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Brachial Plexus Nerves and Lesions: Median Nerve
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