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Ankle injury
I got injury in my left ankle(lateral malleolus injury) on 27mar. Dr. Has put fiber plaster till my knee and gave me tablet wisium k27 for calcium. Nw 4th week started. Can i remove plaster in the 5th week. And will be able to walk without walker. I wnt to visit native in the 1st week of may. Please find attached xray report.
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Generally plaster is kept for 6 weeks. But an up to date x-ray will give more information. Sometimes plaster can be removed, but you will have ankle stiffness and will find it difficult to walk easily. Also the ankle will be swollen for a few weeks. You will need a lot of physiotherapy to help improve the range of motion and gain the strength.
Hope this helps.
Dr Vinu Raj
MBBS MRCS FRCS (Trauma&Orthopaedics)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
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