Pain that remains after eight months of ankle bone fracture may be caused by physiological factors such as insufficient functional exercise, or by pathologic factors such as poor alignment and local inflammation. According to the specific situation, general treatment, physical therapy, drug treatment or surgical treatment should be chosen.
1. Physiological factors: Inadequate and untimely rehabilitation exercise during recovery leads to poor blood circulation at the fracture site and adhesion of the joint, thus causing pain. Moderate functional exercise should be carried out, but strenuous exercise should be avoided, and hot water foot soak can also be used to improve blood circulation.
2. Soft tissue inflammation: the muscles, tendons and other soft tissues around the fracture site may have aseptic inflammation, thus causing pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as ibuprofen extended-release capsules can be used to alleviate the pain and reduce the inflammation.
3. Poor fracture alignment: If the fracture is treated conservatively instead of surgically, the fracture may be poorly aligned and the broken ends may not heal well. It is recommended to go to the hospital for X-ray review to check the healing of the fracture site, and then proceed to surgical repositioning or surgical bone grafting.
If the pain is still there eight months after the ankle bone fracture, it may be due to infection, etc. You should consult a doctor in time to avoid delaying the condition, and do not blindly use medication on your own.