Common Adult Fractures Upper Limb
Prof. Mamoun Kremli
Objectives
- Identify common upper limb fractures in adults
- Presentation, diagnosis, management, and important considerations
- Clavicle
- Humerus
- Forearm
- Wrist
- Hand
Summary
- Upper limb injuries are common
- Clavicle: usually heals well
- Humerus: Radial nerve
- Elbow: Stiffness
- Head of radius: fat pad sign, posterior interosseous nerve
- Forearm: a joint
- Distal radius: intra-articular / Extra-articular (old age)
- Scaphoid: AVN
- Metacarpals: Rotation
Upper limb Fractures