This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
A humerus series (or humerus x-ray) is a set of two x-rays performed of the entire humerus. It is performed to look for evidence of injury (or pathology) affecting the humerus. It may be performed as a second test after a shoulder or elbow x-ray has demonstrated a humeral fracture.
Reference article
This is a summary article. For more information, you can read a more in-depth reference article: humerus series.
Summary
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indications
- suspicion of bony injury
- assessment of a partially imaged fracture on shoulder/elbow series
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procedure
- include the entire bone including the shoulder and elbow joints
- AP and lateral views of the humerus
- views at 90 degrees to each other
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similar tests
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shoulder x-ray
- shoulder injury or suspicion of dislocation
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elbow x-ray
- elbow injury
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shoulder x-ray
- important pathology