After removing the internal fixation of the heel bone, you can walk normally after 3 weeks of rest, and there may be pain or localized swelling in the early stage of walking.
After removing the internal fixation of the heel bone, due to the normal tissue damage caused by the process of removing the internal fixation, the wound needs a certain period of recovery, usually 2 weeks to remove the surgical sutures. In addition, 1 week of rest can help the recovery of the wound and the nail channel after screw removal. Therefore, it is possible to walk normally after 3 weeks after the removal of the internal fixation of the heel bone.
Although the heel bone internal fixation can be appropriate to go down to the ground after the removal of activities, but the early down to the ground activities are not conducive to the recovery of trauma, there will be local pain, swelling and other situations, so the internal fixation is usually removed after resting for 3 weeks and then walk normally can be basically no abnormality.