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Can you walk after ankle arthroscopy surgery?

How soon you can walk again after ankle arthroscopy surgery depends on why you needed surgery. In some cases, you’ll be able to walk immediately; other conditions will require a period of using crutches. Your surgeon will advise you on when it is safe to walk without crutches. In general, crutches are usually not necessary for more than two weeks.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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