Presentation
Fall on outstretched arm. Now painful upper arm.
Patient Data
Spiral wedge fracture of the proximal to mid humeral diaphysis. The distal fragment is slightly posteriorly displaced and angulated. The shoulder and elbow remain enlocated.
Images obtained after the application of a plaster back slab demonstrates increased displacement and angulation when compared to the previous study.
There is a healing fracture of the midshaft of the humerus, with approximately 5 degrees of varus angulation at the fracture site. The fracture line is no longer visualized, and there is organizing callus around the fracture.
Case Discussion
Typical appearances of a spiral fracture of the midshaft of the humerus, demonstrating healing despite significant initial angulation.
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