title: [Periprosthetic humeral fracture: complex circumstances need critical selection of therapy].
abstract: Although periprosthetic humeral fractures were previously rare injuries, they will increase because of the rising life expectancy of patients and increasing implantation of shoulder prostheses. This article describes a case of an 86-year-old female patient with very thin humeral cortex and a prosthesis filling the medullary cavity. The morphology of fractures and the surrounding circumstances determine choice of therapy.
authors.affiliation: BG Unfallklinik Duisburg, Großenbaumer Allee 250, 47249, Duisburg, Deutschland. falk.ullerich@bgu-duisburg.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ullerich
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rixen
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome