How long it takes to walk with a fifth metatarsal base fracture depends on the severity of the patient’s condition and treatment, which should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis and should not be generalized. If there is no obvious fracture displacement, the patient can be treated conservatively by fixation in a plaster or brace by manipulation. Generally, only about 6 weeks of external fixation in a cast is needed, and the patient can consider walking on the ground and performing functional exercises of ankle flexion and extension to avoid joint stiffness, and the fracture will heal better after 3 months. If it is an avulsion fracture, the fracture is more difficult to heal because of the obvious displacement, and it is usually difficult to heal, so surgery is needed to make the fracture heal gradually. Patients can usually consider walking on the ground after 1-2 months, but need to be protected with crutches. In addition, patients with a fifth metatarsal base fracture more than three months after the injury are recommended to go to the hospital for a follow-up X-ray to understand the healing of the fracture and to determine whether they can walk normally.