• Can you walk after foot surgery?

I am a 40 year old male. I want to know if I can walk after foot surgery?

11 Answers

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Independence, MO

Depends on the surgery that is done, if hammertoes are being fixed yes can walk. If a bunion is being fixed depends on the surgery but usually no walking for 2-4 weeks. If in the ankle or heel area surgery is being done on bones usually not walking for 6-8 weeks. If a mass is being removed then you walk right after surgery. Also very much depends on surgeon preference.

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Plant City, FL

Depending on the surgery. Often same day in a surgical shoe

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Petaluma, CA

Usually yes, unless it will make the operated area unstable or pre-maturely stress the repair

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Glendale, CA

Hi depending on the foot surgery, but you should always consult with your surgeon in regards to the follow up instructions.

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Florham Park, NJ

Your question depends on the type of surgery that is performed. Some foot surgeries will require nonweightbearing while other surgeries may required partial weightbearing.

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Newark, DE

Depending on what surgery was performed, you may be able to walk on the operative foot. I recommend you discuss with a podiatrist (foot and ankle surgeon) regarding the ability to bear weight after surgery

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Arlington, TX

Yes, depending on what type surgical procedure(s) are performed

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Las Vegas, NV

It is completely dependent on what type of surgery you are having. There are surgeries that I perform where a patient may walk for short distances (bedroom to living room, to bathroom) in a protective shoe or boot, there are other surgeries I perform where the patient may not bear weight for 6-12 weeks after surgery, and the patient may be in a cast or splint.

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Wheaton, IL

It depends on what type of procedures are performed, example cutting bone with reposition usually requires non-weight bearing for a period of time, soft tissue procedures normally can bear weight much sooner

  • Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist)
  • Hartford, Connecticut

Morning,


It depends what type of foot surgery you are having. Some procedures require you to be on crutches.


Dr. Lui

  • Orthopedist
  • Reno, NV

It depends on the type of foot surgery you are having. Fusion surgeries usually require non-weight bearing for 6-8 weeks, whereas a neuroma excision usually requires non-weight bearing for about 2 weeks until the incision is healed.

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