A study from Belgian researchers supports the use of plating rather than intramedullary nailing for treating patients with midshaft humeral fractures. The researchers examined the results of 91 ...

A fracture is a break in your bone. A break is called a pathologic fracture when force or impact didn’t cause the break to happen. Instead, an underlying disease leaves your bones weak and brittle.

Hiroshi Urakawa; Satoshi Tsukushi; Kozo Hosono; Hideshi Sugiura; Kenji Yamada; Yoshihisa Yamada; Eiji Kozawa; Eisuke Arai; Naohisa Futamura; Naoki Ishiguro; Yoshihiro Nishida In UBCs of humerus, ...

A pathologic fracture is a broken bone that’s caused by a disease, rather than an injury. Some conditions weaken your bones, which makes them more likely to break. Everyday things, such as coughing, ...

A supracondylar fracture is an injury to the humerus, or upper arm bone, at its narrowest point, just above the elbow. Supracondylar fractures are most common in children under 7 years old, but they ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a demographic where clinicians already see high rates of osteoporosis leading to bone loss and fracture, ...