Upper limb fracture

Question 1

Common site of Clavicle #

Answer 1

middle third of clavicle & lateral fragment (pulled inferiorly and medially)

Question 2

Treatment of Clavicle #

Answer 2

• Closed manipulation
• pull back shoulder as far as possible —> hold position by figure-of-eight (3 weeks)

Question 3

Causes of Humeral shaft #

Answer 3

• direct blow —> transverse & comminuted #
• indirect injury (fall on hand) —> spiral #

Question 4

Common association after Humeral shaft #

Answer 4

radial nerve lesion

Question 5

Treatment of Humeral shaft #

Answer 5

• *Closed reduction
• ORIF (open reduction and internal fixation) when injury to brachial artery (main artery to UL) & radial nerve (extension of UL)