DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURES

Course overview

DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURES IN THE ADULT POPULATION REPRESENT ABOUT 2% OF ALL FRACTURES AND 33% OF ALL HUMERUS FRACTURES. THEY TYPICALLY PRESENT IN A BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION AS EITHER YOUNGER MALES OR ELDERLY FEMALES. THEY ARE USUALLY THE RESULT OF HIGH-ENERGY TRAUMA IN THE YOUNG POPULATION AND LOW-ENERGY FALLS IN THE MORE ELDERLY PATIENT. THESE FRACTURES CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING TO MANAGE, AS THEY OFTEN CAN INVOLVE AN ARTICULAR AS WELL AS A DIAPHYSEAL COMPONENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSES, PRESENTATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURES BY AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.