521 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY July/August 2007, Vol. 78/No. 6 Radiologic technologists commonly are called to emergency departments to image the humerus. In the United States humeral fractures represent 4% to 5% of all fractures. Corby described fracture patterns in the humerus as being about the same regardless of age; however, older patients with osteoporosis are more susceptible to these types o...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the functional outcomes of patients with intra-articular distal humerus fractures treated with triceps-reflecting anconeus pedicle (TRAP) and olecranon osteotomy. METHODS Forty patients with intra-articular distal humerus fractures were retrospectively analyzed. TRAP approach was used in 22 patients (12 males, 10 females; mean age 37.8 years, range 17-7...

T-type intercondylar fractures of the distal humerus are rare injuries in skeletally immature patients. Few studies are available to guide the treatment of these injuries. Small case series and expert recommendations suggest superiority of the open approach for direct reduction of the articular surface. This approach poses risks of vascular compromise and elbow stiffness. However, success with ...

Distal humerus fractures may range from a simple extra-articular fracture pattern to a complex pattern, involving extensive destruction of the articular surface with comminution and bone loss in the metaphysealdiaphyseal junction of the bone. The management decision in the younger patient requires complete anatomical reconstruction and early active range of motion. Different approaches to the d...

Fractures of the articular surface of the distal end of the humerus (i.e., of the capitellum and the trochlea) are rather uncommon injuries. Fractures of the capitellum account for 1% of all elbow fractures and about 6% of all distal humeral fractures. Fractures of the trochlea are usually encountered as part of more complex intra-articular fractures of the distal end of the humerus, disrupting...