How long do I have to sleep with my foot elevated after right lower leg tibia interruption surgery?

The foot should be elevated to sleep after right calf tibia interruption surgery should be elevated for about 2 to 3 weeks.
Right calf tibia interruption surgery foot elevated sleep is mainly to promote venous return, conducive to swelling. The tibia of the lower leg is covered with less muscle, once swollen, it is not easy to reduce the pressure increase.
Fracture will damage the local muscles, capillaries, etc., causing local swelling, swelling leads to local blood circulation obstacles, blood circulation obstacles and further aggravate swelling. Therefore, postoperative leg elevation is long, usually 2 to 3 weeks.
After tibia fracture, elevate the affected limb for 2 to 3 weeks, during which time you need to gradually strengthen the functional exercise of the lower limb, ankle flexion and extension training, straight leg elevation training and so on. In addition to elevating the affected limb to reduce the swelling, the treatment can also be applied to reduce swelling drugs (mannitol, mai zhi ling).
After the right lower leg tibial interruption surgery, the treatment should be under the guidance of the physician, and regular review. The medication should be taken according to the doctor’s prescription.