Fractures of the malleoli are common. Court-Brown et al calculated an incidence of 125/100000/year. They occur equally in both sexes, but are commoner in young men and old women. They are increasingly becoming an elderly person’s osteoporotic fracture.
Most ankle fractures are low-energy twisting injuries sustained in falls, and only 1-2% are open injuries.
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