 [ Symptoms ] how long does it take a displaced fracture of the fibula to heal  i broke my fibula about 6 weeks ago it is displaced broke in 3 places at the tip the swelling has almost gone down and it seems like it is healing last time i got x rays {2 weeks ago} it was still displaced i have osteopenia and take 1000 mg of calcium a day do not want surgery do you think it will heal without if so how long [ Disease ] there is really no way for a medical professional to blindly determine a healing time based solely with the information you provided in your posting healing time is very individual    especially when you have osteopenia healing time depends on your age the severity of the infection the degree of displacement and a dozen other variables sometimes there is a non union a fracture that will not fuse without some help and unfortunately this help is often surgically stabilizing a fracture with a pin may be recommended but the good news is that the fibula is not a weight bearing bone so the orthopedist may recommend waiting longer perhaps a month more to see if nature takes care of it