Humerus Fracture Flashcards
1
Q
AETIOLOGY
Risk factors
A
Elderly, osteoporotis patients
2
Q
AETIOLOGY
Most common cause
A
Fall onto outstretched hand
(usually higher energy trauma in young patients)
3
Q
MANAGEMENT
General principles
A
- Conservatively with collar and cuff
- Physiotherapy
- Displaced comminuted fractures may need open reduction and internal fixation or shoulder hemiarthroplasty
4
Q
CLINICAL FEATURES
Presentation
A
- Pain
- Swelling and bruising
- Inability to move shoulder
- Deformity
