Table 1 Demographics of olecranon fracture patients

Age, years(range)

45 (22–60)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

26

 Female

31

Mechanism of injury, n (%)

 Fall onto elbow

23

 Vehicular accidents

19

 Sports injury

15

Mayo classification

 Type IIA

14

 Type IIB

14

 Type IIIA

20

 Type IIIB

9

Mean time to surgery, days (SD; range)

1.9 (3.2; 1–7)

Mean operative time, mins (SD; range)

68 (11.2; 35–133)