Treatment for Your Ankle

Fracture of the ankle is divided into several categories. The method of treatment depending on the type of fracture and can be both conservative and operative, as well as stationary. If you suspect that you sustained a fracture, which may manifest itself in the form of sharp or dull pain, swelling, redness, immediately consult a doctor-traumatologist. Depend on different situation, you could choose different methods, include magnetic posture corrector.

1. You will take x-rays and put a cast. But this is only works in the case that the fracture has no offset and in the injured place a crack.

2. Gypsum can be imposed only on the fracture, but most often imposed so-called boot when the toes are free and the site of the fracture and is fixed tight above the cast. Immediately after the imposition of the lock you will be controlling an x-ray as the joints at the ankle susceptible to bias. The outpatient treatment will appoint, and it can last from 6 to 12 weeks depending on the fracture. That is, the more cracks or fractures, the longer have to wear a cast.

3. If the dislocation is accompanied by fracture, before applying the fixing plaster will produce reduction of dislocation. This is done with the help of the surgeon's hands, without using any tools. Reposition is performed under local anesthesia and can finish as well, and not yield results.

4. If the offset is large, and thus there is a strong mayhem, you are hospitalized, will hold the hood and insert the spokes. Extract have to lie, 4-5 weeks without getting up. After the specified time is repeated x-rays, apply plaster, again a picture. In this case the incapacity lasts for a period of up to 6 months.

5. Surgical treatment can be administered in the presence of fragments of bone, failed when the reduction of dislocation or displacement, with an open fracture and if the bone is not fused or grown together incorrectly.

6. After treatment you will be prescribed physiotherapy, medical gymnastics, magnetic therapy belt, and daily fixation with an elastic bandage for 12 months. The ankle cannot be loaded, overtax, wear shoes with heels, and lift weights.