Injury or Poisoning
humeral fracture
hu·mer·al frac·ture
Subclass of:
Arm Injuries; Fracture
Also called:
Proximal Humeral Fractures; Shoulder Fractures
Definitions related to humeral fractures:
  • (humerus fracture) A traumatic or pathologic injury to the humerus in which the continuity of the humerus is broken.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (fractured humerus) A partial or complete breakage of the humerus.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Upper arm fractures occur at the upper end of the upper arm bone (humerus), affecting the shoulder joint. Upper arm fractures usually result from a fall on an outstretched arm.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • In evaluating humerus injuries, being able to classify the fracture and if necessary, reduce, immobilize, and know when to seek orthopedic consultation is important. Eighty percent of proximal humerus fractures are nondisplaced or minimally displaced, and therefore, can be managed nonoperatively.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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