Fractured foot can cause different degrees of ankle injury, there is a certain time for the recovery process, should be based on the condition under the guidance of a professional doctor through the general treatment, physical therapy, surgical treatment, rehabilitation training and other methods of treatment to promote recovery.
1. General treatment: After breaking the ankle, you should immediately brake and rest, elevate the affected limb, and if necessary, carry out plaster or brace external immobilization.
2. Physical therapy: cold compresses should be applied within 72 hours after the acute stage of injury to reduce local swelling and pain, and hot compresses can be applied after 72 hours to promote local blood circulation, facilitate the absorption of bruises and reduce swelling.
3. Surgery: patients with serious injuries, such as ligament rupture, ankle fracture, etc., should be treated with surgery, ligament suture repair, fracture osteotomy and internal fixation.
4. Rehabilitation training: After the swelling subsides after treatment, dorsiflexion and extension exercises can be carried out under the guidance of the doctor, and active muscle and joint activities such as dorsiflexion and plantarflexion of the ankle joint can be carried out within the painless range.
Patients with a broken foot should be timely hospital consultation, clear cause of the disease according to the condition of targeted treatment, and then under the guidance of the doctor to carry out planned functional training, can not be rushed, so as not to cause secondary injury.