I hurt my ankle, two months ago. Got 25 kilograms of film on it. Nothing was broken but the soft tissue was hit badly. The doctor said I was lucky. I got around using a cane for the next few days.
Anyway, after two months, the ankle still hurts. A lot, sometimes. And a doctor recently said to me (cheerfully), "you can't expect these things to heal well once you're past 40".
Draw your own conclusions.
(Sorry but I decided to drink some beer so I'm getting more cheerful by the minute, here.)