Revision total elbow arthroplasty for periprosthetic fracture with adjunct unicortical plating and cerclage wires: a case report

Distal humerus fractures have a significant injury burden, accounting for 2% of all fractures and 33% of humerus fractures11,12. Populations commonly affected by these injuries include young males from high energy trauma and older females from low energy trauma11. In older adults, distal humerus fractures are often fragility fractures with short end segments and extensive comminution. Due to the aging population, the incidence the of distal humerus fractures in older adults is predicted to increase three-fold by 20307.