Anatomy
·Upper Limb
Humerus
⭐ PREMIUM
The humerus is the bone of the arm. Its named grooves and the nerves that hug them are repeatedly examined because each fracture site threatens a specific nerve.
PROXIMAL END
• Head, anatomical neck, surgical neck.
• Greater tubercle (lateral): supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor (SIT of the rotator cuff).
• Lesser tubercle (anterior): subscapularis.
• Intertubercular (bicipital) groove:…
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