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 |
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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 |