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| ==[[Proximal humerous fracture]]== | | ==Types== |
| ==[[Humerus shaft fracture]]==
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| ===Background===
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| *Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)
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| *Occurs via direct blow or FOOSH
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| *Common site of pathologic fractures (esp breast cancer)
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| *Rule-out radial nerve injury (wrist drop - no ext of wrist, fingers, or thumb)
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| ===Clinical Features===
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| *Localized tenderness, swelling, pain
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| ===Imaging===
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| *Obtain views of humerus, elbow and shoulder
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| ==Differential Diagnosis==
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| {{Proximal arm fracture DDX}} | | {{Proximal arm fracture DDX}} |
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| ===Management===
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| *Ice, sling and swathe, ortho referral
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
| *[[Humerus Fracture (Peds)]]
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| *[[Fracture (Main)]] | | *[[Fracture (Main)]] |
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| ==Source==
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| *Tintinalli
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| [[Category:Ortho]] | | [[Category:Ortho]] |
