Adjective modifier

• proximal: It forms the anterior wall and fold of the axilla, extending to attach to the proximal humerus.

• distal: There is a growth of bone on the distal left humerus measuring 6mm wide and 7 mm high.

• left: There is a growth of bone on the distal left humerus measuring 6mm wide and 7 mm high.

• right: Specimen 1 is a fragment of the distal part of the shaft of a right humerus, probably of an adult individual.

• fractured: A woman had slipped and fallen, sustaining a suspected fractured humerus and neck injuries.

• upper: CT scanning of the upper humerus with 3-D reconstruction has been shown to improve this evaluation in most cases.

Modifies a noun

• fracture: The type of proximal humerus fracture depends on the displacement of one or more of the four segments.

Preposition: in

• child: Supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children: treatment by straight lateral traction.