Patellar ligament injury can be general treatment, drug treatment and surgery to help recovery.
1. General treatment: patients with patellar ligament injury should keep bed rest, avoid activities, give ice packs and pressure bandage in acute stage, hot compresses can be applied after 72 hours to promote the absorption of edema, protect the joints with braces and avoid weight bearing.
2. Medication: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used to relieve pain, swelling and other symptoms, commonly used drugs are celecoxib and ibuprofen.
3. Surgery: If the patellar ligament injury is serious, especially with other ligament tears, cartilage damage or bone fracture, in addition to the rehabilitation of patients with poor functional recovery, it is generally recommended that surgery is needed to rebuild the ligament, and the surgical methods mainly include incision surgery and arthroscopic surgery.
If you have symptoms related to patellar ligament injury, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible, the doctor according to the specific conditions, to formulate individualized diagnosis and treatment plan, in order to avoid delays.