How long it takes to remove the cast of both legs fracture needs to be based on the degree of fracture damage and the specific healing situation, can not be generalized, generally speaking, 6~8 weeks can be removed from the cast, and gradually carry out functional exercises.
1. Simple fracture: refers to simple fracture without obvious displacement, stability is good, can take the plaster and other supports for fixation, generally speaking, 6~8 weeks after the fracture X-ray examination of the fracture site, if the fracture end of the continuity of the formation of bone crust, indicating that the end of the fracture to restore a certain degree of stability, then you can remove the plaster, and gradually carry out the functional exercise of the lower limbs, and the fracture can not be removed.
2. serious fracture: refers to the comminuted fracture or accompanied by neurovascular injury patients, generally speaking, 8 weeks after the fracture fracture end of the bone scab formation has a certain degree of stability, at this time you can remove the cast, and gradually carry out the functional exercise of the lower limbs, but can not be weight-bearing exercise, to avoid causing re-injury.
With both legs in plaster, it is recommended to review the X-ray of both lower limbs in the hospital every 4 weeks to observe the healing of the fracture.