Treatment of foot arthritis

The treatment for foot arthritis needs to be chosen according to the specific cause of the arthritis. If the arthritis is caused by a bacterial infection of the foot, antibiotics such as levofloxacin and cefixime are given for anti-infective treatment, attention is paid to reducing walking and, if necessary, plaster immobilization to help limit inflammation. If the infection causes pus accumulation, surgery is needed for drainage and cleaning treatment if necessary. If it is gouty arthritis of the foot, febuxostat can be chosen to reduce uric acid. Pay attention to diet control and avoid seafood, soy products and animal offal. For foot septic arthritis or gouty arthritis, the local area can be combined with external magnesium sulfate, if the foot is a serious traumatic osteoarthritis, there is obvious pain can not walk normally, you can choose to perform joint fusion surgery treatment.