There are more reasons for small amount of left ankle joint effusion, such as trauma, osteoarthritis, gouty arthritis, etc. Physiotherapy, massage and surgical treatment for the cause of the disease are generally curable.
1. Trauma: trauma to the left ankle joint, such as contusion, sprain, can lead to inflammatory exudation in the ankle joint, the left ankle joint effusion, this situation can be cold compresses, physiotherapy, massage at an early stage, most patients can be cured.
2. Osteoarthritis: related to age, inflammation, trauma and other factors. This condition can be treated by rest, physical therapy, massage, oral anti-inflammatory drugs such as acetaminophen and celecoxib.
3. Gouty arthritis: High serum uric acid deposited in the joints will cause inflammatory reaction in the joints and fluid accumulation. This condition should be treated for gout, commonly used drugs such as allopurinol, febuxostat and so on. Once the inflammation is controlled, the fluid will be absorbed.
A small amount of fluid in the left ankle joint may also have other causes, such as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and so on. Targeted treatment after identifying the cause can usually result in a reduction or disappearance of the effusion.