Cost analysis and outcomes of simple elbow dislocations

Table 2 Demographic details of patients in each group

	Group I	Group II	Group III
No. of patients	26	27	14
Age (yr)	34.80 ± 15.04	41.36 ± 17.84	35.41 ± 12.23
	Median: 30	Median: 37	Median: 37
Male/female	18/8	17/10	8/6
Right/left	12/14	9/18	7/7
No. of patients admitted	5 (19%)	3 (11%)	3 (21%)
LOS (h)	29.59 ± 19.41	37.42 ± 36.28	33.07 ± 15.03
	Range: 19-68	Range: 15-79	Range: 17-46
Patients referred to physiotherapy	21	20	11
Patients seen by physiotherapy	14	17	5
No. of physiotherapy sessions	2.43 ± 0.76	2.76 ± 1.60	2.60 ± 1.34
	Median: 2	Median: 2	Median: 2
No. of clinic appointments	3.31 ± 1.72	3.15 ± 1.10	3.21 ± 1.48
	Median: 3	Median: 3	Median: 3
Time of follow-up (d)	59.00 ± 38.75	67.32 ± 62.62	81.66 ± 58.80
	Median: 53	Median: 58	Median: 62
Time to mobilisation (d)	5.82 ± 3.57	16.69 ± 4.32	24.37 ± 8.97
	Median: 6	Median: 16	Median: 23
Good outcome	21 patients	23 patients	6 patients

Admitted: Patients had an overnight stay in hospital. LOS: Length of stay; Follow-up: From time of injury to time of discharge or referral to upper limb specialist.