Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The humerus is the only bone in the upper arm. It connects to the shoulder and elbow joint.The humerus works with muscles to raise and rotate ...

The humerus bone is located in the upper arm between the elbow and shoulder. It’s the longest bone in the arm, and supports movement in the arm and shoulder. Keep reading to learn more about your ...

The humerus is the long bone of your upper arm. It extends from your shoulder to your elbow, where it joins with the ulna and radius bones of your forearm. A humerus fracture refers to any break in ...

Latissimus dorsi and teres major tears have emerged as an increasingly recognized source of shoulder pain and performance ...

Patients with proximal humerus fractures demonstrated substantially higher mortality rates than their matched control individuals from the general population over a 2-year period, with the highest ...

An 81-year-old woman with remote left distal humerus open reduction and internal fixation presented to the clinic after a mechanical ground-level fall 1-week prior. She was initially evaluated at an ...

Designed using Stryker's SOMA (Stryker Orthopaedic Modeling and Analytics) technology, the T2 Alpha Humerus Nailing System helps manage complex humerus fractures, including non-unions, malunions, ...

A supracondylar fracture is a type of elbow fracture common in young children. The location and cause of the fracture determine the type. A supracondylar fracture is a fracture in the upper arm just ...