Table 3.
Outcomes After Nonoperative Ankle Fracture Treatment (n = 158).
Outcome | |
Retained all functional metrics | 106 (67.1%) |
Retained ambulatory status | 140 (88.6%) |
Retained living environment | 145 (91.8%) |
No increased assistance personnel | 157 (99.4%) |
Pain improvement | 147 (93.0%) |
Falls | 16 (10.1%) |
Skin complications | 0 (0.0%) |
Emergency department visits | 12 (7.6%) |
Admissions/readmissions | 3 (1.9%) |
Operations/reoperations | 2 (1.3%) |
Death within 1 year of injury | 5 (3.2%) |
Data presented in n (%) format.