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Ankle Fracture
Hello,
On Thursday I had a surgery on my ankle as it was fractured, but I want to know how lon will it take for me to resume the normal work?
Can you approximately tell me after how many days can I start putting pressure to start walking again?
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In general, at your age, it takes around 6 weeks for a fracture to heal.
But the amount of time needed for you to start walking on that leg also depends on how many pieces your bone was broken into and what kind of metallic implant was inserted in your ankle during surgery.
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Please send your pre-operative and post-operative Xrays for me to be able to guide you better.
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You had a surgery on Thursday and you are asking queries on a public forum...
I hope you are well informed by your surgeon...if not it is better you trust your doctor and ask all your doubts,as he will be in best position to help you.
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