Table 2 Baseline demographics and fracture classification

Baseline characteristics

 Sex (% male)

54 (50%)

 Age in median years (range)

45.5 [18–82]

ASA score¹ (no. of patients (% of study population)

 1. Normal healthy individual

61 (56.5%)

 2. Mild systemic disease not limiting activity

42 (38.9%)

 3. Severe systemic disease limiting activity but not incapacitating

5 (4.6%)

Active Smoker (no. of patients (% of study population)

38 (35.2%)

Alcohol abuse² (no. of patients (% of study population)

7 (6.5%)

Body mass index³ (mean SD [Range])

26.5 (± 4.3 [17.6–40.3])

Diabetes Mellitus (Type I or II) (no. of patients (% of study population)

5 (4.6%), all Type II

AO classification⁴ (no. of patients (% of study population)

 AO44B1

96 (88.8%)

 AO44C1

10 (9.3%)

 AO44C2

2 (1.9%)

Median fibular fracture displacement⁵ (millimeters) (IQR, Range)

3,4 (1.8 [2. 1–8.9])

  No. of patients with 2–4 mm displacement

76 (70.4%)

  No. of patients with more than 4 mm displacement

32 (29.6%)