Tension band wiring for simple olecranon fractures: evaluation of surgical technique

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Average number of flaws per case

Case	Average number deviations	% of observers that would perform the surgery differently	% of observers that recommend revision	F–E Arc	E/F	Mayo elbow performance index	Arthrosis score	DASH score
21	4.7	97.5	70	135	5–140	100	0	1
24	4.1	87.5	60	140	0–140	100	0	0
4	3.7	85	35	135	5–140	100	1	14
20	3.7	95	20	140	0–140	100	0	1
1	3.5	90	0	145	0–145	100	0	1
5	3.5	70	8	95	15–110	65	0	37
9	3.4	85	2.5	145	5–150	100	0	17
22	3.4	87.5	57.5	150	0–150	100	0	2
16	3.3	80	5	135	10–145	100	1	0
26	3.3	90	22.5	100	35–135	95	1	3
2	3.2	83	23	145	10–155	100	0	65
3	3.1	60	10	155	0–155	100	0	1
18	3.2	82.5	20	135	5–140	100	0	13
12	3.0	87.5	2.5	155	0–155	100	0	0
17	2.9	85	0	140	0–140	100	0	25
19	2.9	67.5	40	130	0–130	85	0	17
11	2.8	92.5	8	130	0–130	100	0	1
13	2.7	87.5	5	150	5–155	100	0	0
6	2.6	85	15	155	5–150	100	0	0
23	2.6	95	27.5	160	10–150	100	0	0
14	2.4	87.5	0	140	0–140	100	0	0
25	2.3	82.5	5	130	5–135	100	0	3
10	1.9	87.5	0	140	0–140	100	0	1
15	1.9	87.5	8	125	5–130	100	1	0
8	1.8	22.5	8	150	5–155	45	0	30
7	1.5	57.5	8	150	–150	100	0	8
Total	3.0	81.5	17.7 Average	139		96	0.2	9