Items tagged “fracture”

A handstand fracture is a specific metacarpal fracture category that affects the head of the metacarpal bone. Clinical presentation As the name implies, patients with such a fracture commonly present after losing balance from a handstand and sustaining a high-energy impact to the hand. Patien...

Acromial and scapular spine fractures after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) can occur intraoperatively or postoperatively with post-operative stress fractures the most common. Epidemiology Acromial and scapular spine fractures complicate ~7.5% (range 3.1-11.2%) of RTSAs 1,2. Pathol...

Greater tubercle fractures of the shoulder (interchangeably referred to as greater tuberosity fractures) are a subtype of proximal humeral fractures. Anatomy The greater tubercle is the most lateral bony part of the shoulder. It is the site where three of the rotator cuffs insert to abduct or ...