Anecdotally the worst leg injury during hiking I heard off was from a guy in a very expensive hiking boots. Basically he slipped and his foot stuck between two

Anecdotally the worst leg injury during hiking I heard off was from a guy in a very expensive hiking boots. Basically he slipped and his foot stuck between two stones while the body continued to move resulting in a broken bone. If he would wear a low ankle in the worst case he would twisted the ankle, but most likely he would get just a bruise from the ankle impacting the stones.