Going through life absent an entire forearm muscle feels like something you’d probably have noticed by now, but as Jonathan Bennion of the Institute of Human Anatomy explains in a recent YouTube video ...

Figure 1. Ecchymosis and moderate edema on ulnar side of the elbow. After a high-impact fall, a middle-aged firefighter presents with ecchymosis and fixed flexion in the right arm and hand. A ...

The arm extends from the shoulder to the wrist, including the upper arm and forearm. Different muscles may work together in intricate ways to help the arm, wrists, fingers, and hands function. Knowing ...

A 40-year-old male sustained an injury to his left arm while playing softball. He was seen in a local emergency room where a diagnosis of a transverse midshaft humeral fracture was made. He was ...

An increase in compartment pressure leads to vessel collapse, causing decreased blood flow to the cells in the area. If not addressed quickly, ischemia can occur, leading to more edema and cell death.