Humerus shaft fracture - Revision history

Ostermayer at 18:00, 16 January 2026

2026-01-16T18:00:41Z

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	{{~~Adult top}} [[~~humerus shaft fracture (peds)]]		{{AdultPage\|humerus shaft fracture (peds)}}
	==Background==		==Background==
	*Shaft defined as middle one-third of humerous from lesser tubercle to supracondylar ridges		*Shaft defined as middle one-third of humerous from lesser tubercle to supracondylar ridges

2020-06-13T22:11:17Z

Workup

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	===Workup===		===Workup===
	*~~Obtain~~ views of humerus, elbow and shoulder		*AP and lateral views of humerus
			*Consider additional views of elbow and shoulder

	===Diagnosis===		===Diagnosis===

2020-06-13T22:10:42Z

=Diagnosis

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	*Obtain views of humerus, elbow and shoulder		*Obtain views of humerus, elbow and shoulder

	===Diagnosis==		===Diagnosis===
	*Rule-out [[radial nerve injury]] (wrist drop - no extension of wrist, fingers, or thumb)		*Rule-out [[radial nerve injury]] (wrist drop - no extension of wrist, fingers, or thumb)

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Clinical Features

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
	*Frequently occurs via direct blow or FOOSH		*Frequently occurs via direct blow, fall, or FOOSH
	*Localized tenderness, swelling, pain		*Localized tenderness, swelling, pain

2020-06-13T22:09:14Z

Background

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	{{Adult top}} [[humerus shaft fracture (peds)]]		{{Adult top}} [[humerus shaft fracture (peds)]]
	==Background==		==Background==
			*Shaft defined as middle one-third of humerous from lesser tubercle to supracondylar ridges
	*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)		*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)
	*Common site of pathologic fractures (especially breast cancer)		*Common site of pathologic fractures (especially breast cancer)

2019-11-28T23:16:19Z

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	~~''This page is for <u>adult</u> patients; for pediatric patients see~~ [[humerus shaft fracture (peds)]]''		{{Adult top}} [[humerus shaft fracture (peds)]]
	==Background==		==Background==
	*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)		*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)

2019-09-18T07:03:06Z

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			''This page is for <u>adult</u> patients; for pediatric patients see [[humerus shaft fracture (peds)]]''
	==Background==		==Background==
	*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)		*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)

2019-09-18T06:53:25Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)		*Peaks in third and seventh decades of life (young men and osteoporotic elderly women)
	*Occurs via direct blow or FOOSH
	*Common site of pathologic fractures (especially breast cancer)		*Common site of pathologic fractures (especially breast cancer)
	*Rule-out [[radial nerve injury]] (wrist drop - no extension of wrist, fingers, or thumb)

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
			*Frequently occurs via direct blow or FOOSH
	*Localized tenderness, swelling, pain		*Localized tenderness, swelling, pain

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
			===Workup===
	*Obtain views of humerus, elbow and shoulder		*Obtain views of humerus, elbow and shoulder

			===Diagnosis==
			*Rule-out [[radial nerve injury]] (wrist drop - no extension of wrist, fingers, or thumb)

	==Management==		==Management==

2019-09-18T06:51:07Z

Specific Management

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	===Specific Management===		===Specific Management===

	~~'''Treatment in the ED for either'''~~
	{{Humerus shaft fracture splint}}		{{Humerus shaft fracture splint}}

2019-09-18T06:50:47Z

Subspecialty Care

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	*Outpatient ortho referral (if adequate pain control)		*Outpatient ortho referral (if adequate pain control)

	===Subspecialty Care===		===Subspecialty Orthopedic Care===
	'''Non Operative'''		'''Non Operative'''
	*Most do not need surgery if		*Most do not need surgery if