DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i06.096

Pages: 3343-3344

A humerus fracture may be classified by the location of the humerus involved: the upper or proximal end, the shaft, or the lower distal. Proximal humerus fractures may occur at the surgical neck of the humerus and anatomical neck of humerus greater and lesser tubercles. In this retrospective study, fatal road traffic accident cases autopsied during the period 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2013 were analyzed at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIMS, B G Nagar, and Karnataka. During this study several epidemiological observations and their results were considered. In our study total numbers of autopsied cases during 2011 to 2013 are 323. In that 35 cases had humerus fracture. Maximum number of victims belongs to 21-30 years (11 cases) decade followed by 31-40 years (09 cases). 20 cases had proximal humerus fracture and 13 cases had shaft fracture. The vast majority of humerus fractures are treated without surgery. The arm can heal after it is immobilized in a cast, a special splint or a functional brace. Surgery may be needed for a more severe fracture, or any open fracture with exposed bone.