How long can you walk normally after taking the steel plate from your calf?

Generally speaking, after the fracture is healed, the steel plate can be taken out for walking on the ground on the 2 nd to 3 rd day after operation under the condition that the affected limb is not loaded or partially lightly loaded. If the affected limb can move and bear weight after suture removal two weeks after operation, attention should be paid to the protection of the affected limb in daily life to avoid postoperative fracture recurrence. There are no special maintenance measures after wound healing, so pay attention to reexamination after 1 month.

Taking out the steel plate means that the fracture has completely healed. As long as there is no problem with the knife edge, you can walk on the ground.

Generally speaking, the lower limbs can be completely healed in about two weeks after operation.

About a few days

So after the steel plate is removed from the calf, you can walk on the ground in two weeks.

Going down too early will affect wound healing.

Internal fixation with bone plate is a common fixation method for leg fractures. After the fracture heals, the steel plate needs to be removed. Generally speaking, it takes half a year to return to normal walking after the steel plate is removed. After the internal fixation is taken out, it is generally recommended that the crutch should bear no load and part of it for 3 months, and physical exercise and physical labor should be avoided within half a year. Follow the doctor's advice for regular review after operation. When walking on crutches and walking without crutches, you should follow the doctor's advice and exercise step by step according to the situation.

After the steel plate is removed from the calf, if there is no serious physical discomfort or severe pain in the incision, you can usually go to the ground on the third day after surgery, but the amount of going to the ground at this time is limited to daily activities, and you can't do strenuous activities, and of course you can't engage in heavy physical labor. This is because the original internal fixators, such as steel plates and screws, are left in the bone where the steel plates are taken out of the calf, and these empty channels will inevitably affect the strength of the bone. So wait until 3 months after operation, generally these vacant pores will be filled with their own bones to restore the strength and hardness of the original calf bone at the initial stage of fracture, and then they can carry out strenuous activities and heavy physical labor.