the literature also emphasizes the growing popularity of distal humerus hemiarthroplasty as a treatment for acute trauma. A systematic review indicated that this approach yields good to excellent ...

The mechanism of injury is commonly a fall on the outstretched hand with the elbow extended, with the force applied indirectly to the distal ... of the posterior cortex of the humerus; and type ...

He was seen in a local emergency room where a diagnosis of a transverse midshaft humeral ... using a posterior midline incision, from approximately 5 cm from the olecranon to 10 cm distal to ...