Table 2 Frequency of open fractures and high-energy injuries for all ankle fracturesa, in correlation to mechanism of injury
Mechanism of injury | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simple fall | Fall from a height | Unspecified fall | Traffic | Miscellaneousb | Non-traumaticc | |
Number of fractures | 37,674 | 6058 | 3788 | 4419 | 3115 | 289 |
% | 65.7 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
Open | ||||||
n | 503 | 165 | 53 | 206 | 77 | 0 |
% | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0 |
High energy | ||||||
n | 339 | 562 | 53 | 1,289 | 397 | 0 |
% | 0.9 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 29.2 | 12.7 | 0 |
Mean age | ||||||
Years | 57 | 54 | 57 | 47 | 44 | 57 |
Range | 16–106 | 16–99 | 16–107 | 16–97 | 16–98 | 16–92 |
Female sex | ||||||
% | 63.9 | 59.9 | 60.8 | 49.1 | 36.2 | 72.7 |