Trimalleolar Fracture Timeline
I'm just wondering what everyone's healing time has looked like for a trimalleolar fracture?
My timeline: 8/16 - broke my ankle and had surgery for external fixation 8/30 - ExFix removed, pins and plates were inserted, and ligament was repaired. Ankle was splinted. 9/20 - Stitches were removed and ankle was casted 10/10 - Cast will be removed and I'll move to a boot - still non-weight-bearing until 11/22 and then I will start PT
It seems like I've seen quite a few people that had much shorter times before starting PT. I guess this is mainly for my own curiosity but this is such a long time to be non-weight-bearing. The thought of two more months is daunting!
I'm just wondering what everyone's healing time has looked like for a trimalleolar fracture?
My timeline: 8/16 - broke my ankle and had surgery for external fixation 8/30 - ExFix removed, pins and plates were inserted, and ligament was repaired. Ankle was splinted. 9/20 - Stitches were removed and ankle was casted 10/10 - Cast will be removed and I'll move to a boot - still non-weight-bearing until 11/22 and then I will start PT
It seems like I've seen quite a few people that had much shorter times before starting PT. I guess this is mainly for my own curiosity but this is such a long time to be non-weight-bearing. The thought of two more months is daunting!