How to treat a dislocated ankle

Ankle dislocation can be divided into the following cases for treatment: first, posterior dislocation of the ankle joint, supine position manipulative traction, so that the assistant will be the anterior ankle like backward pressure, the operator holds the foot forward and upward lifting, at the same time, dorsiflexion of the foot, reset and fixation of the affected foot in the 0-degree position, after 4-6 weeks to remove the fixation for physical therapy. Second, anterior dislocation of the ankle joint, the treatment method is the opposite of the above, after reset, fix the ankle joint in a mild plantarflexion position. Third, upward dislocation of the talus, repairing the deltoid ligament by surgical incision and fixing the inferior tibiofibular joint transversely with screws. Fourth, lateral dislocation of the ankle joint, through manipulation and traction reset after plaster external fixation, such as reset and fixation difficulties, can be changed to surgical incision to reset the internal fixation. Fifth, recurrent ankle dislocation, the treatment is external ankle ligament reconstruction to restore the stability of the ankle joint.