Eduardo F. Carrera COPENHAGEN, Denmark — When surgically treating 2-, 3- and 4-part impacted humeral neck fractures, a Brazilian surgeon now recommends using a specially designed plate to fill ...

Surgical neck fractures are reduced with flexion, adduction and longitudinal traction, ... a valgus impacted four-part proximal humerus fracture. COURTESY OF LEESA M. GALATZ.

"Among patients with displaced proximal humeral fractures involving the surgical neck, there was no significant difference between surgical treatment compared with nonsurgical treatment in patient ...

The initial literature search of the PHF literature, which included clinical and basic science studies, resulted in identification of 5,406 titles. 2,540 were found to be duplicates, seven were ...

Fracture of the Surgical Neck of the Humerus with Dislocation of the Humeral Head, Successfully Treated by a Closed Method Author : HAROLD G. LEE , M.D. † Author Info & Affiliations Published ...

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Fracture of the Surgical Neck of the Humerus with Dislocation of the Humeral Head, Successfully Treated by a Closed Method ...