Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD The humerus is your upper arm bone. It is the longest bone in the upper part of your body and is connected to many important tendons and ligaments. The ...

The humerus is the long bone of your upper arm. It extends from your shoulder to your elbow, where it joins with the ulna and radius bones of your forearm. A humerus fracture refers to any break ...

Humeroradial Joint. The humeroradial joint connects the humerus and the radius. This joint is the combination of a hinge joint and pivot joint. Pivot joints are joints that allow a bone to rotate ...

A broken bone — also referred to as a fracture — can involve any one, or all, of the bones in your arm: humerus ... thicker forearm bone — the radius radius, forearm bone reaching from ...

Your elbow is primarily made up of three bones. These are the ulna, radius, and humerus. All the bones of your elbow are held together by ligaments, tendons, and muscles. There are a variety of ...

The mechanism of injury is commonly a fall on the outstretched hand with the elbow extended, with the force applied indirectly to the distal humerus, displacing it posteriorly. Posteriorly ...

As it traverses this space, it runs past a bony hook at the elbow where the radius and ulna meet the humerus. "When the nerve runs through a bony tunnel at your elbow, it is exposed," said Dr ...

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