Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Broken Legs and Ankles Heal Better If You Walk on Them within Weeks


Using crutches for months is largely a thing of the past. Early weight-bearing has real benefits

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Scientific American

Read more on:

Photo of ankles

ankles

Photo of weeks

weeks

Photo of broken legs

broken legs

Related news:

News photo

MRI scanning and biopsy could reduce delays in the correct treatment for bladder cancer by more than six weeks

News photo

Women are less likely to get a lung transplant than men and they spend six weeks longer on the waiting list - EurekAlert

News photo

Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is carrying it again