Taboos for talus fracture

Talus fractures are also relatively common in life. At this time, timely and good treatment is required. Generally, plaster is needed for fixation. At this time, you must understand some taboos and precautions to ensure a faster recovery time. In terms of diet, do not eat spicy and irritating foods and do not drink alcohol. In addition, you must listen to the doctor's advice on rehabilitation training. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Talus fracture contraindications

1. This is a normal situation. Long-term plaster fixation is the standard solution for conservative treatment of talus fractures, but its disadvantage is joint stiffness, which is your current situation. This requires a longer period of functional training.

2. Raise the affected limb slightly above the level of the body. This can promote venous return to help reduce swelling and heal the fracture. It has nothing to do with lying down or lying prone.

3. The degree of recovery is related to the intensity of functional exercise. Under normal circumstances, joint movement and normal walking should be resumed about 30 to 45 days after the removal of the plaster brace, but there will still be slight stiffness and pain in the local area. Recovery will take about half a year. However, some patients have combined traumatic arthritis and may experience some dull pain and discomfort due to excessive activity, walking for too long, or rainy weather.

4. It is recommended to have regular X-ray examinations, because the talus has no known blood vessels and relies on the capillaries in the joint capsule for nourishment, and fractures are very likely to result in nonunion (nonhealing).

Several methods of temporary fixation of fractured limbs:

1. Upper limb fractures are mainly fixed with splints, suspended with triangular bandages, and the injured limb is fixed to the chest wall with bandages;

2. Lower limb fractures are mainly fixed with a half-ring Thomas frame or tied to the healthy leg, and fractures below the knee are fixed with a small splint;

3. When there is suspected spinal and pelvic fracture, try to avoid movement of the fracture site to avoid causing or aggravating the injury. When moving the body, it is best for three people to stand on the same side, hold it up flat with their hands, and then lay it flat on a wooden board to prevent spinal distortion and paraplegia;

4. Regardless of whether the patient is lying supine or prone, try not to change the original position and straighten the limbs. After preparing the hard board stretcher, two people gently roll the patient onto the board to lie supine, and tie him to the stretcher with a wide cloth belt;

5. If the fracture is located in the neck, one person must hold the chin and occipital area and apply slight traction. The spine should remain in a neutral position during the roll. It would be better to place a small cloth roll under the waist or neck.