Table 1.
Demographic and fracture information from participants who suffered an ankle fracture
| Participant code | Gender | Age | How ankle fracture occurred | Bones fractured | Any other injury at time of fracture | Surgical fixation of ankle fracture | Weeks participating in rehabilitation therapies | Time since injury strata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 |
Female |
58 |
Tripped over pet dog |
Distal fibula |
no |
None |
4 |
> 24 months |
| P2 |
Male |
38 |
Car accident (car versus car) |
Distal tibia and distal fibula |
no |
ORIF* |
8 |
> 24 months |
| P3 |
Male |
19 |
Dropped while ‘crowd surfing’ |
Distal fibula |
no |
ORIF |
4 |
Between 6 and 24 months |
| P4 |
Male |
30 |
Motor bike accident (bike versus car) |
Distal tibia and distal fibula |
Haematoma adjacent to ipsilateral knee (resolved spontaneously) |
ORIF |
13 |
Between 6 and 24 months |
| P5 |
Female |
49 |
Ankle twist injury playing sport (netball) |
Distal fibula |
no |
None |
0 |
> 24 months |
| P6 |
Female |
24 |
Hiking (slip and fall) |
Distal fibula |
no |
None |
6 |
> 24 months |
| P7 |
Female |
45 |
Fell off horse |
Distal tibia and distal fibula |
no |
ORIF |
5 |
< 6 months |
| P8 |
Female |
47 |
Fall walking in platform shoes on uneven surface |
Distal fibula |
no |
ORIF |
4 |
< 6 months |
| P9 |
Female |
28 |
Skiing (collision and fall) |
Distal fibula |
no |
None |
11 |
< 6 months |
| P10 |
Male |
32 |
Motor bike accident (clipped curb on side of road) |
Distal tibia and distal fibula |
no |
ORIF |
7 |
< 6 months |
| P11 |
Male |
29 |
Tackled playing football (soccer) |
Distal tibia and distal fibula |
no |
ORIF |
0 |
Between 6 and 24 months |
| P12 | Male | 23 | Wakeboarding injury | Distal fibula | no | None | 3 | Between 6 and 24 months |
*Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF).