Humerus bone

Fracture
type

Location

Associated
nerve injury

Clinical
presentation

Surgical neck

fracture (X)

Just below the

humerus head

Axillary Nerve
Deltoid muscle weakness

loss of sensation over deltoid area

Humerus shaft

fracture (Y)

Middle of the

humerus

Radial Nerve

Wrist drop

inability to extend wrist and fingers

Medial epicondyle

fracture (Z)

Distal humerus,

medial side

Ulnar Nerve

Claw hand

loss of sensation in the 4th and 5th fingers





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