Müller AO Classification of the Humeral shaft fracture

Humeral shaft fracture

Müller AO Classification of the Humeral shaft fracture
ICD-10	S42.2-S42.4
ICD-9	812
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2].

Overview

The injuries of the ball-and-socket shoulder joint considered as the Humeral shaft fracture. It is more common among the elderly population following a low energy trauma such as falling. Meanwhile, A few people experience the axillary nerve damage such as reduced sensation around the middle deltoid and/or axillary artery involvement.

Müller AO Classification of the Humeral shaft fracture

The Humeral shaft fracture can be classified AS:

1. Anatomical location: proximal, middle or distal third
2. Fracture pattern: spiral, short oblique, transverse or comminuted
3. Degree of displacement
4. Presence of soft tissue damage (open or closed)

Meanwhile, the Müller AO Classification is a well known classifying system for the fractured bone published in 1987.

Type	Group
	1	2	3
A - Simple fractures	Spiral	Oblique ≥30º	Transverse < 30º
B - Wedge fractures	Spiral wedge	Bending wedge	fragmentory wedge
C - Multifragmentary fractures	intact segmental	fragmentary segmental

See also

• Proximal humerus fracture
• Distal humerus fracture
• Humeral_shaft_fracture
• Humerus fracture

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