 [ Symptoms ] how long should you wait to cast a broken ankle is 8 days too long  my 16 yr old son broke his ankle and the doctor waited 8 days for swelling to go down and on the 8th day follow up he said he needs a plate put it is it because he wasnt casted [ Disease ] hi yes there are many issues in your case that usually do not respond to medical line of treatment you do need surgical interventions endoscopic results are known to have better results than open surgeries thanks