How long it takes to lift a bucket with a hawksbill fracture plate depends on the patient’s healing condition, generally speaking, it takes 3 months or even longer before weight-bearing activities such as lifting a bucket can be carried out.
Internal fixation of hawksbill fracture plate is generally used for patients with hawksbill fracture with separation of fracture end, due to the stabilization of fixation, you can do elbow flexion and extension activities in the early period after the operation, and regular review of elbow plain film, generally speaking, it will take 3 months or even longer to heal the fracture, so we recommend that the patients carry out weight-bearing exercises under the guidance of the doctor after 3 months, such as lifting buckets, lifting objects and so on.
Patients who have had their eagle’s beak fracture treated with a plate are advised to go to the hospital regularly, and the specific time of weight-bearing exercise will be decided by the professional doctor according to the patient’s specific situation.