1. Transverse (Mid-Shaft) Humeral Fractures
Heritage College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Monday, 7 August 2017
Transverse (Mid-Shaft) Humeral Fractures
deltoid pulls upper
fragment laterally
biceps pulls lower
fragment up so that
fragments override
2006 Moore & Dalley COA

2. Transverse (Mid-Shaft) Humeral Fractures
Heritage College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Monday, 7 August 2017
Transverse (Mid-Shaft) Humeral Fractures
Radial Nerve:
Inferior brachial
cutaneous n.
Posterior
antebrachial
Superficial
radial n.
“wrist
drop”
humerus
triceps brachii
Radial n. within
radial (spiral) groove
of humerus
2006 Moore & Dalley COA

3. Supracondylar Humeral Fractures brachialis pulls upper
Heritage College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Monday, 7 August 2017
Supracondylar Humeral Fractures
triceps pulls
lower fragment
posteriorly
brachialis pulls upper
fragment anteriorly
RC/VL/xrays/1elbow/1humfxu.jpg
2006 Moore & Dalley COA

4. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Heritage College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Monday, 7 August 2017
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
ulnar nerve
medial
epicondyle
FCU arcade
(Osborne’s lig.)
flexor carpi
ulnaris (FCU)
motor deficit
(“claw hand”)
sensory deficit
(paresthesia)
2006 Moore & Dalley COA