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Greater and Lesser Tuberosity Fractures of the proximal Humerus
[OCOSH Code: D006810 127286005 S42.2 WI_FR_HUM_GT]

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Greater Tuberosity Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/greater_tuberosity_fractures

- isolated displaced greater tuberosity fractures are thought to occur in less than 2% of proximal humeral frx;
- greater tuberosity fragments w/ its attached rotator cuff will characteristically have a longitudinal tear in the cuff between the supraspinatus and subscapularis tendons;
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Lesser Tuberosity Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/lesser_tuberosity_fractures

- pure avulsions of the lesser tuberosity are rare;
- pressence of this frx raises possibility of assoicatted posterior dislocation;
- lesser tuberosity fragment consists of the lesser tuberosity with its attached subscapularis muscle;
- avulsion of this frag may allow...
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The Ten Millimeter Rule Revisited- Operative and Non-Operative treatment of displaced fractures of the greater tuberosity

Location: http://web.archive.org/web/20061017053422/http://www.shoulder.com/pdf/WeberGreaterTuberosity.PDF

Review of the contention that fractures of the greater tuberosity of the humerus with less than 10 mm displacement should be treated non-operatively.
Archive copy last posted 2006
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