Adjustable height arthroplasty plate

1. An arthroplasty plate comprising:

a fixation plate adapted to be fixed to a surface of a bone, having a recess with a plurality of tapers;

an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a plurality of tapers on a first end a taper on a second end; and

an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered second end of the adjustable connector assembly;

wherein the plurality of tapers are adapted to engage at least one of the plurality of tapers in the recess of the fixation plate.

2. The arthroplasty plate of claim 1 , wherein the fixation plate includes a plurality of fixation through holes adapted to receive bone screws.

3. The arthroplasty plate of claim 1 , wherein the fixation plate is adapted to be fixed onto a humerus.

4. The arthroplasty plate of claim 1 , wherein the articulation component is adapted to engage a glenoid.

5. A method of repairing a fractured end of a bone, the method comprising:

removing fractured portions of an articulating bone surface at the end of a bone;

securing a fixation plate to a lateral surface of the fractured end of the bone, the fixation plate being coupled to an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a threaded end and a tapered end;

coupling an articulation component to the tapered end of the adjuster wherein the coupling an articulation component to the tapered end of the adjuster includes inserting a collar over the tapered end of the adjuster and inserting the articulation component onto an outer side of the collar;

threading the adjuster into or out of a threaded bore of the fixation plate to adjust the length of the adjuster extending from the bore of the fixation plate; and

locking the position of the adjuster within the threaded bore.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein locking the position of the adjuster within the threaded bore includes threading a locking screw into the threaded bore.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising inserting an assembly screw through the locking screw and the adjuster.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the inserting an assembly screw includes inserting a threaded end of the assembly screw through the locking screw and the adjuster.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising threading the threaded end of the assembly screw into a threaded recess of the articulation component.