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Table 1 Demographic and fracture information from participants who suffered an ankle fracture

From: Life impact of ankle fractures: Qualitative analysis of patient and clinician experiences

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

  1. *Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF).