A small lump at the ankle after dorsum fracture surgery may be caused by soft tissue adhesion, tendon sheath cyst, lymphedema and other factors.
1. Soft tissue adhesion: Due to the postoperative braking of the affected limb after fracture surgery, the rehabilitation exercise is not timely or in place, causing the adhesion of the soft tissues around the ankle joint, as well as the regeneration of soft tissues after the trauma, the phenomenon that there is a lump at the ankle area can occur.
2. Tendon sheath cyst: due to trauma and postoperative rehabilitation exercise, caused by the soft tissue around the ankle joint injury, causing aseptic inflammation in the tendon sheath, joint capsule, the formation of a lump-like structure, i.e., tendon sheath cyst, protruding from the body surface, appearing at the ankle.
3. Lymphedema: Fracture causes inflammatory changes such as congestion and edema around the injury, and inflammatory cells undergo an immune response, which can cause edema or swelling of lymph, and may also appear as a lump at the ankle.
There may also be other reasons for a lump at the ankle after dorsal foot fracture surgery, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or treatment under the guidance of the doctor.