How to determine whether the ankle fracture

Pain, swelling, ecchymosis, limited activity and other symptoms appear after foot injury, which may be foot injury. To judge whether fracture occurs, it is necessary to combine pain, swelling, ecchymosis, deformity, dysfunction, tenderness and percussion pain, X-ray examination and other factors. The elderly, children, adolescents and pregnant women should pay special attention to them. If pain, swelling, ecchymosis, limited mobility and other symptoms occur after a sprained foot, it may be a sprained foot. However, to determine whether a fracture is broken, the following points need to be combined: 1. Pain: Severe pain usually occurs after a fracture, especially when moving or touching the injured part. 2. Swelling: Local swelling will occur rapidly after injury, and blisters may occur in severe cases. 3. Ecchymosis: bruised ecchymosis may occur on the injured part. 4. Deformity: Fracture may lead to deformity of the injured part, such as flattening of the arch, lengthening or shortening of the foot, etc. 5. Dysfunction: After injury, there may be difficulty walking, unable to tiptoe and other functional disorders. 6. Tender and percussion pain: 7. X-ray examination: X-ray examination can clearly show the fracture situation, is an important basis for the diagnosis of fractures. It should be noted that the elderly osteoporosis, slight external force may also lead to fractures, and the symptoms of fractures may not be typical. Therefore, if you suspect a fracture after a broken foot, you should seek medical attention in time for detailed examination and diagnosis. For children and adolescents, if pain, swelling, limited mobility and other symptoms occur after a broken foot, you should also highly suspect the possibility of fracture. Since children's bones are not fully mature, the performance of fracture may not be typical, requiring detailed examination and evaluation by a doctor. For pregnant women, if there is pain, swelling and other symptoms after the foot, you should seek medical attention in time. Due to the special physical condition of pregnant women, doctors need to evaluate and deal with them according to specific conditions. In short, if severe pain, swelling, deformity and other symptoms occur after the foot is broken, the possibility of fracture should be highly suspected, and medical treatment should be sought in time for detailed examination and diagnosis so as to take corresponding treatment measures.