someone I know broke their ankle about 10 days ago. They've had a temporary cast on and had to rest it completely. It has been reset (ouch) and needs more rest to see if that has been successful but if not it will possibly need an op ... I believe pinning.
Either way, how long before they would be back at work at a deskjob?
Captin Kirk Wed 08/10/08 00:31
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I've just Googled these two lines:
"broken ankle" weeks
"broken ankle" months
Most sites reckon on a minimum of 6 weeks for a broken ankle to heal, and several months after that for full mobility of the joint to return. For example, see here
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_anklefr c_sma.htm
and here
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A001 51
Of course, when it comes to doing a desk job, mobility factors need to be taken into account when considering whether the person can actually get to work with a plaster cast on. If they work in a top floor office (with no lift) at a site which can only be accessed from their home by a long car journey (and there's nobody to drive the person to work), the chances of them being back at their desk while the cast is still on are probably close to nil. However, if they live a 5 minute taxi ride away from their ground floor office, they might be back at work, complete with 'pot', as soon as the swelling has gone down (e.g. possibly after 2 or 3 weeks).
Finally, of course, there are personal attitudes. If the person is a really active workaholic, they'll be back at their desk as soon as possible. (A 70-year-old friend of mine has that sort of attitude. When I collected her from hospital a few days after having her hip replaced she insisted on doing a full week's shopping, on crutches, on the way home. She wouldn't consider allowing me to do it for her and she was working away on her PC within minutes of her getting home). However, if the person looks for every opportunity to miss work, you can guarantee that they'll be 'signed off' for at least 6 weeks (which will probably turn out to be nearer to 2 or 3 months).
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my wife broke hers a few years ago aged about 50 at the time, 5-6days in hospital after pinning, month of complete rest but another month before she could drive..she could of gone back to work after one month but needed the car to get there..The only thing to worry about in this day and age is the health and safety issue, just depends on the companies policy
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Please tell your friend to do as the hospital say and rest the ankle a lot. Don't be in a rush to return to work.
I broke my ankle in August 2006 and had an op in which it was pinned. Had another op in Nov to remove the pin and wasn't able to return to work until January 2007. Since then the ankle has broken again 3 times and I am due to have my 5th operation next week.
My Consultant told me they had removed the pin too early following the original operation (under a different consultant) and that has caused a permanent weakness in the ankle which means I am now registered disabled.
I really hope things go better for your friend. Good luck.
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Further to the above answers, I broke my ankle a few years ago, spent a week in Hospital, but it was two months before I was back at work.
It was pinned, and its still there.
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