How long will a compound wrist fracture take to heal?

Depends on Age: That depends on the age of the person. Generally, the answer is about 8 weeks. Less for children. More for older patients.

5-7+ weeks: The location and character of the fracture makes a difference how long a wrist fracture will heal. Typically it takes 5-7 weeks, but compound fractures have more soft tissue injury which will sometimes delay the healing outside of this time frame.

6 weeks: Unless there is an infection about 6-8 weeks is typical.