Table 2.

Demographic description of the patients treated with hinged external fixation

Characteristics	Descriptive
Average age, years (SD; range)	43 (14, 16–93)
Left side (n, %)	25 (54%)
Right side (n, %)	21 (46%)
Type of accident
Fall from height (n, %)	12 (269%)
Car accident (n, %)	6 (13%)
Motorcycle accident (n, %)	8 (17%)
Work-related accident (n, %)	10 (22%)
Agricultural accident (n, %)	6 (13%)
Low energy trauma (n, %)	4 (9%)
Type of injuries
Distal humeral fracture (n, %)	8 (17%)
Dislocation (n, %)	14 (30%)
Chronic instability (n, %)	8 (17%)
Elbow stiffness (n, %)	10 (21%)
Elbow osteoarthritis (n, %)	6 (13%)
Closed injury (n, %)	38 (83%)
Open injury	8 (17%)
Occupation
Agricultural industry	8 (17%)
Industrial sector	19 (41%)
Tertiary sector	9 (20%)
Retired	10 (22%)