Diseases

Shoulder Fractures

Fractures of the proximal humerus, including the head, anatomic and surgical necks, and tuberosities.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Fractures of the proximal humerus, including the head, anatomic and surgical necks, and tuberosities.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Humeral Fractures, Proximal
  • Fracture, Proximal Humeral
  • Fracture, Shoulder
  • Fractures, Shoulder
  • Humeral Fracture, Proximal
  • Proximal Humeral Fracture
  • Proximal Humeral Fractures
  • Shoulder Fracture
  • Greater Tuberosity Fractures
  • Humeral Head Fracture
  • Humeral Head Fracture Dislocation
  • Fracture, Greater Tuberosity
  • Fracture, Humeral Head
  • Greater Tuberosity Fracture
  • Head Fracture, Humeral
  • Humeral Head Fractures

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

refers to SHOULDER, not SHOULDER JOINT; restricted to fractures of proximal humerus (head, neck, tuberosities): do not confuse with HUMERAL FRACTURES

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Tree Numbers

  1. C26w.404w.625
  2. C26w.803.250

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NLM Classification

WE 811

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Shoulder Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012784. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012784
  2. Shoulder Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56301149