Table 1.

Patient data

Gender	Age (y)	MOI	AO fracture type	T&G soft tissue	AOFAS
					(9)	(24)
Male	30	RTA	C2	II	85	86
Male	19	RTA	C3	I	86	88
Female	28	RTA	C2	II	87	86
Male	43	Fall	C3	II	82	84
Male	35	RTA	C2	II	75	76
Female	44	Fall	C3	II	86	88
			C3	II	84	84
Male	23	RTA	C2	III	84	84
Male	27	RTA	C2	II	86	88
Female	32	RTA	C3	I	88	86
Male	25	RTA	C2	II	88	88
Female	23	RTA	C3	II	87	88
Male	23	RTA	C2	I	88	86
			C3	II	82	84
Male	34	Fall	C2	II	88	86
Male	23	RTA	C3	I	86	86
Male	25	Fall	C2	III	78	76
Male	29	Fall	C3	III	86	88
Male	24	RTA	C2	II	74	76
Female	33	RTA	C2	I	83	84
Male	41	Fall	C2	II	86	88
Male	34	RTA	C3	II	88	86
Male	45	RTA	C3	III	86	86
Male	39	Fall	C2	II	78	76
Male	31	RTA	C3	I	86	86
Male	34	RTA	C2	II	84	86

MOI mechanism of injury, RTA road traffic accident, AO fracture type AO comprehensive classification of distal tibial fractures, T&G soft tissue Tscherne and Gotzen classification of soft tissue injury in closed fractures, AOFAS American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle score recorded at a mean of 9 months (9), and 24 months (24) postoperatively