Humerus Fractures

What this episode covers

<br /> This episode in the Fracture Season of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast focuses on humerus fractures. The humerus is a super duper forgiving bone in pediatrics that almost never requires reduction or surgeries if there is a mid shaft or proximal shaft fracture. Don’t forget to listen to the Forearm and Wrist Episode if you’d like to brush up on your neuromuscular assessment.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This episode is shorter &#8211; so I can&#8217;t offer CME in the same manner as the previous two. But you can still get CME for other episodes in the series. <a href="https://cchmc.cloud-cme.com/default.aspx?P=20">To claim CME &amp; ABP MOC Part 2, visit Cincinnati Children’s Online Courses and search ‘PEM Currents’.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/PEMTweets">@PEMTweets</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PEMTweets">Check out my facebook page</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Check out <a href="http://pemblog.com">PEMBlog</a> for more great educational content, including <a href="http://pemcincinnati.com/blog/?s=Fracture+Fridays">seven years worth of Fracture Fridays posts</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> References<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Kohler R, Trillaud JM. Fracture and fracture separation of the proximal humerus in children: report of 136 cases. J Pediatr Orthop 1983; 3:326.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Shrader MW. Proximal humerus and humeral shaft fractures in children. Hand Clin 2007; 23:431.<br />