Supportive shoes for after broken ankle?

[Biciclista]

no good advice here but i'd sure want to get those screws out. it's not like serious surgery

[OakLeaf]

What about an ASO brace? IME it gives more support against rolling than any mass-produced boot could, while leaving you free to flex and extend the ankle. It's very low profile and fits inside most shoes.

[molliewog]

What about an ASO brace? IME it gives more support against rolling than any mass-produced boot could, while leaving you free to flex and extend the ankle. It's very low profile and fits inside most shoes.

This is a great brace. I had a trimalleolar fracture with 14 screws and a plate 3 years ago. When I was finally released from the walking boot, this brace is what my ortho gave me. It is indeed low profile, and gave me great lateral support.

[Tokie]

Yep, we take troublesome screws out where I work all the time. I'll ask MD how long it is optimal to allow healing before getting them out. And will ask about the ankle brace too. It looks like it would put pressure over my screws though. Ironically, when I was trying to heal the ankle skin erosion by padding the lateral side of the walking boot, it caused pressure irritation over the tibial screws. Sheesh. thanks for your input! tokie