Table 1 Comparison of the exposed articular surface area between the elbow dislocation approach and the olecranon osteotomy approach
From: Elbow dislocation approach for complex elbow fractures: a cadaveric study
Elbow dislocation group | Olecranon osteotomy group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Exposed area of distal humerus surface (%) | 98.2 (97.6, 99.6) | 62.0 (58.3, 64.5) | < 0.001 |
Exposed area of capitulum of distal humerus surface (%) | 100 | 32.4 (28.0, 39.2) | < 0.001 |
Exposed area of trochlea of distal humerus surface (%) | 93.2 (90.1, 96.9) | 72.5 (65.2, 78.8) | < 0.001 |
Exposed area of anterior trochlear of distal humerus (%) | 96.0 (93.0, 97.4) | 50.3 (43.6, 59.1) | < 0.001 |
Exposed area of posterior trochlea of distal humerus (%) | 95.4 (93, 100) | 100 | 0.76 |
Exposed area of the articular surface of the coronoid process of ulna (%) | 71.3 (66.0, 74.2) | 0 | < 0.001 |