Five months after the ankle fracture will depend on how well the fracture has healed to determine if you can walk normally. A small number of people will experience swelling and discomfort at the site of the ankle fracture, but they should insist on walking on the ground.
After ankle fracture, whether it is treated conservatively or surgically, usually the fracture has healed clinically in about three months, and you can walk on the ground.
Because of the difference in the length of immobilization after ankle fracture, there will be different degrees of muscle atrophy around the ankle joint, and even lead to sympathetic soft tissue dystrophy, patients need to go down to the ground early for functional exercises to restore the function of the ankle joint.
Most of the patients with ankle fracture can walk normally after 5 months. If there is residual ankle stiffness and swelling and pain around the ankle joint when they get down, they should insist on walking or doing functional exercises, but under the guidance of the doctor.