The best treatments for a stale ankle sprain are conservative and surgical.
A stale sprain of the ankle is the result of an acute ankle sprain disease after it has been untreated, mistreated, or due to cumulative strain. The main danger of old sprains is the instability of the ankle joint.
1. Conservative treatment: It is suitable for patients with mild symptoms and little impact on life and work. It can be taken to strengthen the muscle strength exercise of the valgus muscle, use the brace, wear orthopedic shoes and so on.
2. Surgery: It is mainly applied to those who have abnormal ankle joint structure or those who have poor effect of conservative treatment. Surgery mainly includes in situ anatomical suture reconstruction of the starting and ending points of the ligament, suture reconstruction of part or all of the gastrocnemius tendon, and reconstruction of the ligament by using autologous or artificial tendon fixation. Rehabilitation is also required after surgery.
If there is an old sprain of the ankle, it is important to go to the hospital in the first instance and choose between conservative or surgical treatment depending on the condition.