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How long after you fracture your ankle should you start walking on it again?
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It depends: On the kind of the fracture wither you have surgery or not, about six weeks.
Answered 3/30/2023
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Depends: You would need an exam and x-ray to determine the healing process to tell when you can walk on it. But an average would be 6 weeks.
Answered 12/19/2017
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