How long it takes to recover from foot fracture surgery depends on the damage, location and healing of the fracture. Generally speaking, most of the lighter fractures can be basically recovered in about 3 months after the surgery, while the heavier ones may take 6 months or even longer.
1. Light fracture: fixation of localized fracture with plate and screws, due to the light damage around the fracture, most of the patients will have a blurred fracture line in about 4~6 weeks, and they can walk and exercise gradually with the help of tools, and most of the patients can recover basically in about 3 months after the operation.
2. Heavier fracture: mainly refers to the fracture with surrounding ligaments and other soft tissue injuries or fractures of the talus and navicular bone, due to the heavier tissue damage, it takes time for its recovery, the blood circulation is poorer, the healing time of the fracture is relatively long, and the basic recovery may take 6 months or even longer.
After the foot fracture surgery, it is recommended to go to the hospital regularly for follow-up, improve the local examination, and further judge the recovery situation according to the healing situation.