The proximal humerus is the part of your arm bone (humerus) nearest to the shoulder. These injuries are common in patients with soft bone (osteopenia and osteoporosis), but can also occur in patients without osteopenia who have sustained a high-energy injury (car accident, skiing, etc.). Twice as common in women. Fractures of the proximal humerus […]
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The clavicle is the bone situated in the front of your the chest. It is the only bone connecting the torso to the arm. There is a joint at each end of the clavicle. The sternoclavicular (SC) joint (near the center of the body) and the acromioclavicular (AC) joint (near the shoulder). Clavicle fractures can […]
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I’ve been asked many times, “Is it fractured or did I just break it?” To which the answer is the same, you did both. A fracture is a break and a break is a fracture. Fractures can be separated into simple and compound fractures. A simple fracture is one that doesn’t break through the skin […]
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