I crushed my calcaneus (heel bone) in January of this year and I did have a trauma surgeon do surgery. I do have plates and screws. My ankle is swollen and it burns and I can hardly touch it where the incision was. When can I expect the pain to subside?
Just check for infection signs (purulent secretion, redness, swelling, pain) and do a X-ray. However even if not infected, plate and screws can give pain pressing on your skin. A visit is fundamental to understand which is the cause