Operative fixation of isolated, closed humeral shaft fractures yielded a mean DASH score of 24.5 at 3-month follow-up. This was compared with a mean DASH score of 39.4 for nonoperative treatment.

The anatomical neck is between the humeral head and the greater and lesser tubercles. Children have a growth plate—a layer of soft cartilage—on this part of the humerus. When the growth plate closes, ...

Health care professionals should assess baseline bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis before determining first-line therapy, researchers report. Animal testing requirements for ...

The most commonly fractured bones include the distal radius on the thumb side of your wrist, the ankle, the femur (thigh bone), the humerus (upper arm bone), and the metacarpals (bones of the palms).

It’s the tackle that rocked a junior rugby league competition and left a 12-year-old boy with a smashed humerus. The NSWRL has hit back at critics to vigorously defended its grading process.