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Fractures of the humerus: Ninety-seven percent of humerus fractures treated without surgery. The arm can heal after being immobilized with a splint or special functional support.

In the case of a more serious fracture or an open fracture with exposed bone, humerus be reconstructed with surgery by positioning plates and screws or a metal rod. If you have an open fracture will be given intravenous antibiotics to prevent infection in the bone exposed. Read the rest of this entry »

Duration

Minor fractures of the forearm heal in about 4 weeks when they are immobilized in a cast. It is possible that more severe forearm fractures require surgery to rebuild and then immobilization for more than 12 weeks.

Minor fractures of the humerus may heal in 8 weeks in healthy young patients. However, and the more serious humerus fractures may take longer than 12 weeks in welded, especially in the elderly.

It may be necessary to perform rehabilitation exercises for six months to regain muscle strength after injury humerus and forearm. Read the rest of this entry »

After asking you questions about your symptoms, your doctor will want to know:

- How and when the injury occurred.
- Your medical history, especially any history of previous injuries sustained in the arm, including shoulders, elbows and wrists.
- The approximate date of your last tetanus shot if your injury damaged the skin.

Your doctor will compare your injured arm with which it is not and shall ensure that there is no swelling, deformity, abrasions, bruising and limited motion. Also gently push and play your whole arm to identify areas of hypersensitivity. Read the rest of this entry »

If he broke the shaft of the humerus, the symptoms may include:

- Pain, swelling, tenderness and bruising in the upper arm.

- Limited movement of shoulder and upper arm.

- Injured arm deformity and shortening of the arm when compared with the uninjured arm (if pieces of fractured bone are well separated).

- It is noted that parts of the fractured bone through the skin is damaged (broken open). Read the rest of this entry »

It is called fracture injury that occurs when a bone breaks or ruptures. In the arm, a fracture occurs most often in the midsection, thin and long (shaft) of one of the three arm bones (humerus, radius and ulna). “Fractured” and “broken” mean exactly the same.

Fractures of the humerus bone (upper arm): In healthy people, most humerus fractures are caused by a direct blow to the upper arm. They generally occur when suffering a car accident or a fall of high impact. Less often, the humerus can fracture because of severe sprains of the upper arm, falls on an outstretched arm or extreme contraction of the muscles of the upper arm. If bone fractures are caused by extreme contraction of muscles, bone fracture and twists sometimes called “spiral fracture” or “breaking the ball thrower.” These rare lesions usually affect athletes pitchers, especially pitchers ball (baseball), javelin throwers and disk. Read the rest of this entry »

How is it treated?

The treatment is based on proper medication and good therapy. The doctor has the following drugs:

- Pure analgesics (target only pain) such as paracetamol. Are the initial treatment for their little side effects.

- Effective anti-inflammatory analgesics such as ibuprofen. They are useful in sharpening boxes, but should be administered with care to the elderly, and to kidney and liver disorders not severe. If severe or the patient has peptic ulcer should not take them.

- Do not take cortisone or similar drugs. Read the rest of this entry »

How is it diagnosed?

The presence of osteoarthritis was diagnosed radiographically. The symptoms are attributed to osteoarthritis, when they have ruled out other diseases.

What diseases should be ruled out?

- Cervical disc herniation.

- Chondrocalcinosis (formation of calcification within the disc).

- Inflammatory rheumatism, as the “pseudopoliartritis rizomiélica” or “rheumatoid arthritis” among others. Read the rest of this entry »