There are two stages after tibial fracture surgery: 1. Swelling caused by the fracture as well as the surgical trauma, this swelling takes about 3-4 weeks to gradually subside. If the wound is fully recovered and you are able to move around on crutches, the swelling will reappear due to the effect of gravity on the lower leg, and the venous return is affected, which is a very normal phenomenon at this time, and it will gradually decrease in the course of time, and it will take about six months to return to the normal level. For the swelling at this time, you can help relieve it by elevating the leg at night or soaking the foot in hot water before going to bed.2. If the fracture is serious and the soft tissue contusion is also very serious, the time to reduce the swelling should be extended, especially when the surgery at the time the swelling may take a month and a half to subside.