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Left Upper Arm Fracture with Surgical Fixation

ID: exh38790a
This stock medical exhibit depicts a left upper arm fracture with surgical fixation in a series of illustrations. The first illustration shows the pre-operative condition, which is a comminuted shaft fracture of the left humerus. The second illustration shows the post-operative condition, including open reduction and rodding of the humeral fracture with a Rush rod and a cerclage wire. The third illustration shows the procedure, including an incision made over the greater tubercle of the humerus and the insertion of the Rush rod into the intramedullary canal and across the fracture site.
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