Examining The Irish: Humerus Fractures

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsThis is a quick follow-up to Eric’s post of April 3rd regarding Nick Watkins' arm injury. It has already been reported that the sophomore corner should be ready to go for summer workouts, so I will not go into depth on his specific prognosis.

The humerus is the bone of the upper arm. Its head contributes the ball to the ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder.Distally, it forms the elbow joint with the radius and ulna.

Public DomainIn most cases, a humerus fracture is treated with a cast in an out-patient setting. In other cases, surgery is indicated when the fractured pieces cannot be realigned manually. A consideration here is muscle mass. Muscles perform their…