How soon can you exercise after surgery for a triple ankle fracture?

After surgery for triple ankle fracture, young people are usually able to exercise around 4 to 6 weeks after surgery, and older people can exercise around 7 to 8 weeks after surgery. Triple ankle fracture is very common in clinic, usually caused by huge external force, such as direct external force, indirect external force and so on. Young people are in better physical condition, and they can gradually carry out ankle function rehabilitation exercise under the guidance of professional doctors about 4~6 weeks after the surgery of triple ankle fracture. In the case of elderly people with triple ankle fracture, it may take about 7~8 weeks before they can start the exercise. How long it takes to exercise after surgery for triple ankle fracture should depend on the patient’s age, physical condition, severity of the fracture and postoperative recovery, etc., and should be judged by a professional doctor. It should be noted that postoperative functional exercises should be carried out under the guidance of professional doctors, including dorsiflexion and plantarflexion activities of the ankle joint, etc. The activities should be moderate to avoid secondary fracture or fracture dislocation.