A fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal may not be able to go down to the ground for 70 days, depending on the injury, and cannot be generalized. Generally speaking, when the fracture heals well in about 70 days, you can walk on the ground with the help of tools.
Fifth metatarsal base fracture is mostly caused by foot sprain or trauma, it is a common fracture in clinic, treatment without obvious displacement can be taken as conservative treatment, such as plaster fixation, displacement can be taken as surgical treatment, no matter which way the formation of bone scab needs 4~6 weeks.
At 70 days after fracture, most of the patients can see the bone scab passing through the X-ray, even the fracture line has been completely blurred, at this time, you can walk on the ground with the help of crutches and other tools as well as carry out the functional exercise of ankle flexion and extension, to avoid muscle atrophy and stiffness of the joints, but it is not recommended to overweight, to avoid reoccurring of the fracture, but a small portion of the patients still have a clear fracture line, and at this time, it is not recommended to go down to the ground.
Patients who have had a fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal for 70 days are advised to go to the hospital for a review of the X-rays and decide whether they can walk on the ground according to the review.