What to do about cartilage injuries in the ankle

The first thing is to improve the local magnetic resonance examination of the ankle cartilage injury to determine the local condition. Then pay attention to rest and avoid long distance walking and strenuous exercise for a while. In addition, you can take oral medication to protect the articular cartilage, such as glucosamine. If the articular cartilage damage is more serious, the ankle joint cavity can also be injected with sodium glacial acid to play a certain role in lubrication, which can help to relieve local pain. Cartilage damage is still difficult to repair, many times may leave sequelae, especially the more serious cartilage damage, later may appear traumatic osteoarthritis, causing significant pain and discomfort in the ankle. If there is a serious traumatic ankle osteoarthritis, which affects normal walking. Surgical treatment, such as local ankle fusion surgery or ankle replacement surgery, can be considered to help improve the pain.