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Flexible sensors have attracted tremendous attentions in subtle force/vibration detection, human motion/health monitoring, and other related application fields. Although various sensors are developed to meet this growing demand, it is still a huge challenge to prepare satisfactory sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity and superior stability. In this work, a double‐layer flexible sensor is successfully prepared via an efficient and designable inkjet printing approach. Metallic silver layers are deposited onto polyurethane acrylate substrates with or without microstructures to form the flexible electrodes. The combination of a flat electrode and a microstructured electrode finally becomes a durable double‐layer flexible sensor with ultrahigh sensitivity and superior stability. Besides, the flexible flat electrodes can also be applied as single‐layer sensors. An ultrahigh sensitivity (maximum gauge factor of >1100), favorable durability (>1000 cycles), and fast response time (≈90 ms) are achieved simultaneously in a flat single‐layer sensor, while the combined double‐layer sensor presents quick response capability to small pressures (≈250 Pa). Moreover, these single‐layer and double‐layer sensors can monitor a variety of physiological signals (e.g., human pulse waveform, breathing behavior, and voice recognition), indicating their promising applications in wearable electronics.

BACKGROUND Coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus are rare injuries and are technically challenging to manage. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) has become the preferred treatment because it provides anatomical reduction, stable internal fixation, and early motion, but the optimal surgical approach remains controversial. CASE SUMMARY We report three cases of coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus treated successfully by ORIF via a novel surgical approach, in which lateral epicondyle osteotomy was performed based on the extended lateral approach. We named the novel surgical approach the lateral epicondyle osteotomy approach. All patients underwent surgical treatment and were discharged successfully. All patients had excellent functional results according to the Mayo elbow performance score. The average range of motion was 118° in flexion/extension and 172° in pronation/ supination. Only case 2 had a complication, which was implant prolapse. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that the lateral epicondyle osteotomy approach in ORIF is effective and safe for coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus.