Comparison of clinical outcomes of three internal fixation techniques in the treatment of olecranon fracture: a retrospective clinical study

Table 1 Patient demographics and basic information

Variable	TBW Group (35)	3.5 mm LCP Group (n = 32)	DP Group(n = 28)	P value
Patient characteristics
Gender (female/male)	15/20	13/19	11/17	0.958^b
Age (year)	47.66±13.09	43.91±13.85	46.21±10.39	0.419^a
BMI	24.21±3.01	24.33±3.23	23.82±2.83	0.800^a
Cause of Trauma				0.782^b
Fall	25	25	20
Traffic Accident	10	7	8
ASA score				0.685^b
I	22	20	16
II	9	11	10
III	4	1	2
Mayo Classification				0.150^b
Ia	0	0	0
Ib	0	0	0
IIa	21	19	13
IIb	13	11	9
IIIa	1	2	3
IIIb	0	0	3
Average length of stay (day)	7.40±1.87	7.25±1.92	7.36±1.66	0.943^a

Intergroup comparisons performed using ANOVA or the Chi-square test (a ANOVA; b Chi-square test)

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