Three months after the heel bone fracture without plate, the patient can walk on the ground in general, but in special cases, the patient may need to use crutches or braces to walk on the ground.
1. General situation: heel bone fracture is relatively common in orthopedic diseases, most of them are caused by the vertical external force on the heel bone, if the heel bone fracture is treated with internal fixation in time, the fracture has basically healed in about three months after the operation, and the fracture can be walked even if the plate is not taken out.
2. Special cases: In some special cases, if the internal fixation is not taken out three months after the operation of heel fracture, you may need to walk on the ground with the cooperation of crutches or supports, such as the elderly patients with osteoporosis, patients with diabetes mellitus, etc., these patients usually have slower healing after timely internal fixation, and they can’t carry out the weight-bearing walking activities at the end of three months. These patients are usually slow to heal after timely internal fixation and cannot walk with full weight bearing at three months.
Patients with poorly healed fractures are also not suitable for walking.
After heel fracture surgery, should follow the doctor’s instructions for rehabilitation exercises, three months after walking on the ground, if there is severe pain in the affected area, swelling and other symptoms suggest timely follow-up.