Table 1 Patients' Characteristics.

Sex

   Male

105

52.50%

   Female

95

47.50%

Age mean(SD), year

31.86(± 15.95)

Mechanism of injury

   Sports activities

49

24.50%

   Descending stairs

31

15.50%

   Falling in pot-holes

25

12.50%

   twisting ankle during casual walking

20

10.00%

   Direct trauma

17

8.50%

   Falling down

16

8.00%

   Tripping over obstacles

13

6.50%

   Others

29

14.50%

Time of Arrival to Emergency

   <3 h

56

28.00%

   4–7 h

46

23.00%

   8–12 h

23

11.50%

   13–24 h

47

23.50%

   25–48 h

19

9.50%

   >48 h

9

4.50%

Fractures

37

18.50%

   Malleolar zone

23

62.16%

   Lateral malleol

15

40.54%

   Medial malleol

5

13.51%

   Bimalleolar

3

8.11%

   Calcaneus

0

0%

   Talus

0

0%

Midfoot zone

14

37.84%

   Base of 5^th metatarsal

13

35.14%

   Navicular

0

0%

   Cuboid

1

2.70%

   Coneiforms

0

0%

Treatments

   Short leg splint

111

55.50%

   Short leg cast

42

21.00%

   Conservative management

38

19.00%

   Surgery

5

2.50%

   Others

4

2.00%