After fracture surgery, the swelling goes down in the morning and comes back at night, which may be caused by poor venous return and secondary injury, and the main treatments include medication and surgery.
1. Poor venous return: it may be caused by factors such as persistent elevation of venous pressure after surgery and deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs, resulting in poor venous return at the fracture site. It is recommended that the patient should avoid standing for a long time, sitting for a long time and other bad postures, pay attention to rest, and avoid too much walking and running. Try to elevate the affected limb during leisure time, and the swelling will gradually improve with the passage of time;
2. Secondary injury: after fracture surgery, if you perform more intense exercise during the day, it will stimulate the fracture site again, make the capillaries dilate, and the swelling will come back in the evening after the swelling subsides in the morning. You can take medicines to activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis for treatment, such as blood circulation and pain relief capsule, etc., together with hot compresses.
If the symptoms are more serious and the X-ray examination shows that the fracture has been displaced, manipulative fixation or surgical internal fixation can be carried out.
If the patient’s postoperative swelling of the fracture goes down in the morning and comes back at night, it is recommended to consult the doctor in time, follow the doctor’s advice and actively treat the fracture.