Thanks for this thread - I have found it very helpful a year on - I seem to have a very similar injury from an exorotation during a skiing fall. 11th Jan 2010... Syndesmotic rupture, Weber C - ORIF, ligament rupture etc. Hard to tell exactly what else, as the operation report is in German ), but overall I don't believe there are any other complications. I have a couple of questions:

Given that I have been given an Aircast, and can wiggle my toes with abandon when I have the cast off and wheel myself around the house "quite safely" (?) in my chair, how do I draw the line as to what I can and can't do with and without the Aircast on - I have been given varying pieces of conflicting advice about weightbearing and so on.

Can I start some sorts of physio already or must I wait? - I worry about my calf wasting away. Can I accelerate the ligament healing with masage or something?

When can I get back to Tae Kwon Do (stretching, push ups and patterns rather than breaking or sparring)?

I'm quite nervous I will push it too far by just returning to normal too quickly as with the Aircast off it creates an illusion that all is well, although I know the ligaments must all be damaged and the bone is held together by the plate and screws.

any advice would be very welcome - thanks