How does ankle fracture detumescence

For patients with ankle fractures, the main cause of early swelling is still congestion and edema caused by bleeding at the broken end of the fracture, soft tissue damage. There are also veins that are damaged and cause poor venous return, showing swelling. Generally, the detumescence method for this situation requires active reduction of the dislocation fracture first, because if the dislocation persists, the swelling is very difficult to eliminate. In addition, it is necessary to raise the affected limb, which is conducive to venous return and swelling, generally higher than the heart. Drugs can be applied to some blood circulation and dehydration drug treatment to improve the patient's swelling symptoms. However, if the ankle fracture continues to show swelling in the later stage, and it is difficult to eliminate the elevation of the affected limb, the possibility of thrombosis should be considered. Generally, it is necessary to actively do a lower limb vascular color Doppler ultrasound to determine whether there is thrombosis, and then actively symptomatic treatment.