All the muscles attached to the upper end of the humerus are liable to be torn, and the Tuberosities are frequently avulsed.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
On grasping the elbow and moving the shaft, it is found that the head and Tuberosities do not move with it, and unnatural mobility and crepitus at the seat of fracture may be detected.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
The Tuberosities may be implicated in other fractures in this region and in dislocation of the shoulder; and either of them may be separated by muscular contraction or by direct violence.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson