Humerus

One of my observations of nerve injury is that it is rare to encounter the same nerve injury twice.

A 55-year-old woman initially sustained a closed, right distal third humeral shaft fracture in 2005 after a motor vehicle crash and underwent open reduction and internal fixation while she was living in the Dominican Republic.

One week of immobilization was as effective as 3 weeks of immobilization for patients with proximal humeral fractures in results of a prospective study that included mostly Neer two-part fractures treated with the technique.

Radionuclide bone scans may not correlate with other radiographic and clinical findings and are not warranted for the diagnosis of enchondromas of the humerus, according to published results.

Fibular allograft intramedullary struts may decrease risks of complications and fracture collapse after open reduction and internal fixation in patients with proximal humerus fractures, according to published results.

Use of NSAIDs increased nonunion rates in patients with operative fixation of humeral shaft, tibial shaft and subtrochanteric femur fractures, according to published results.

Due to the high incidence of complications associated with humeral stem removal, surgeons should familiarize themselves with bone and stem characteristics, as well as safety and extraction techniques, according to a recent presentation.

FX Solutions has received 510k clearance from the FDA for its FX Shoulder Humeral Cup Stability and Humeral Cup 135/145° Stability, according to an FX press release.

NEW YORK — At the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Patrick Denard, MD, discussed his tricks for superior capsular reconstruction. He said the best indications for this procedure are patients younger than 70 years old, with little to no arthritis and without adaptive changes of the proximal humerus. Denard said to delay strengthening to 4 months and strenuous activities until after 6 months.