After ankle sprain, the ankle can not be turned outward, may be ligament injury, or tendon tear, fracture and other factors caused by the current need for urgent treatment, if necessary, need to take medication, surgical treatment to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Ligament injury: if only ligament injury did not occur tear, need to pay attention to rest, injury within 72 hours of ice packs to reduce edema, injury after 72 hours of hot packs to relieve symptoms. If the ligament tear occurs, can not be normal activities, can consider doing surgery, mainly in the mirror observation for ligament repair.
2. Fracture: After fracture, you need to elevate the affected limb as soon as possible and stop the movement. After that, manipulation can be performed or bone traction treatment. If manipulation fails, internal fixation surgery can be considered and fixed with a brace. For pain, acetaminophen can be taken orally as prescribed by the doctor for pain relief.
3. Tendon tear: When the tendon is torn and cannot move normally, brace fixation can be considered; if the symptoms are serious and cannot be fixed, surgery is needed, including tendon fixation and joint cyst release. If the pain is so severe that normal activity is impossible, oral ibuprofen can be taken as prescribed by the doctor for pain relief.
If the ankle can’t be turned outward after a sprained foot, you need to stop the activity and go to the hospital for an X-ray to understand the degree of damage, and then target treatment. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.