Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Demographic | |
|---|---|
| Cases | 46 |
| Average age (years) | 53.9 |
| Follow-up time (months) | 31.9 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 20 |
| Female | 26 |
| Cause of injury | |
| Tumbles | 28 (60.7%) |
| Traffic | 14 (30.4%) |
| Falls | 2 (4.3%) |
| Direct impact | 2 (4.3%) |
| Schatzker classification | |
| II | 24 |
| V | 18 |
| VI | 4 |
| Three-column classification | |
| Posterior column | 6 |
| Lateral and posterior columns | 18 |
| Medial and posterior columns | 6 |
| Three columns | 16 |
| Injury mechanism | |
| Flexion valgus | 30 (65.2%) |
| Flexion varus | 4 (8.7%) |
| Extension | 6 (13%) |
| Flexion | 6 (13%) |
| Associated injury | |
| Fibular fracture | 22 |
| Vertebral fracture | 3 |
| Skull fracture | 1 |
| Pelvic fracture | 2 |
| Ankle fracture | 1 |