Table 3 Numbers of surgeries and reasons for revision surgeries. Outcomes are shown for patients who required non-implant removal revision surgeries related to the fracture treatment
Number of surgeries | Number of patients | Reason for revision surgeries and description of treatment |
|---|---|---|
1 | 28 | Primary operation only, no complications |
2 | 5 | Implant irritation: Late removal of tension band |
1 | Implant irritation: Late removal of tension band and plates | |
1 | Non-union of olecranon osteotomy: Reosteosynthesis (good result: OES pain 94, function 100, S-P 100, Total 98) | |
1 | ORIF failure by 6 weeks: TEA (with modest result: OES pain 56, function 75, S-P 50, Total 60) | |
3 | 1 | Technical difficulties in first surgery: A revision of failed ORIF, TEA at nine months from the injury (with a good result: OES pain 100, function 100, S-P 75, Total 92) |
1 | Postoperative wound dehiscence: Wound revision and removal of olecranon plate five months from injury (wound healed, no outcome data, patient died during the follow-up period) | |
10 | 1 | Deep infection with osteomyelitis: Removal of implants, multiple revisions, resection of osteomyelitic bone and eventually the joint. Led to an almost painless, but poorly functioning elbow (OES pain 81, function 44, S-P 31, Total 52) |