How long it takes to walk normally with weight bearing after tibial plate removal needs to be judged according to the patient’s recovery condition. Generally speaking, the patient can walk gradually in about 1 week after the operation, but cannot bear too much weight, and it may take about 3 months or even longer to walk with full weight bearing and physical exercise.
After removing the plate from the tibial plate, there is still a local bone defect, the stress of the plate can cause local osteoporosis, tibial bone strength is not enough, in addition, the surgery may also cause local soft tissue swelling, all these recovery will take a certain amount of time.
Generally speaking, about 1 week after surgery, you can walk gradually, but not overweight to avoid causing re-fracture, and it may take about 3 months or even longer to walk with full weight bearing and physical exercise.
After the removal of the plate and other internal fixation, it is recommended that the patient carries out functional training of the lower limbs and knee joints, such as straight leg raising, as soon as possible, to help promote bone recovery and prevent joint stiffness. After removing the plate from the tibial plate, patients are advised to go to the hospital for regular checkups, and according to the specific recovery situation, exercise and decide the time of weight-bearing walking under the guidance of the doctor.