Postoperative swelling after rib and fibula surgery may be caused by the friction between the fracture and the surrounding tissues, blood vessel injury, nerve injury and so on.
1. Soft tissue friction: after rib and fibula surgery, activities will cause friction between the broken end of the fracture and the surrounding muscles, fascia and other soft tissues, resulting in soft tissue damage and inflammatory reaction, thus causing postoperative swelling.
2. Vascular injury: in the process of surgery, if you accidentally damage the blood vessels around the fracture, it will lead to poor blood supply and poor circulation of the fractured end, which will cause postoperative swelling of the rib and fibula.
3. Nerve damage: the surrounding nerve tissue may be damaged during the surgery, causing sensory and motor function disorders in the innervated area, which may cause post-surgical swelling.
If the swelling after rib and fibula surgery is obvious, we should pay attention to it and go to the hospital in time.