Is a tibia and fibula fracture serious?

Is a tibia and fibula fracture serious?

1. Fractures of the lower part of the tibia and fibula still need active treatment. Restoring the original normal anatomical structure is more conducive to fracture healing and avoids the occurrence of sequelae. Generally speaking, dislocated fractures require active reduction or open reduction and fixation to restore the normal anatomical structure.

2. In the later stage, it is very important to pay strict attention to rest and protection, actively change the dressing and disinfect the wound to prevent infection. Under normal circumstances, protection is about one and a half months. However, due to long-term fixation, lateral malleolus fractures will cause ankle dysfunction, ankle stiffness, and local soft tissue adhesion. At this time, sequelae such as ankle pain will be left, and early rehabilitation treatment is required to better restore the ankle function. After the tibia and fibula fracture, if it occurs at the lower end, it will seriously affect the walking function.

How to operate on fibula fracture?

First of all, we need to explain what kind of fibula fractures require surgery. Generally, for fibula fractures, if the dislocation is very serious, or it is a comminuted fracture, it is estimated that healing will be difficult and surgical treatment is required. Then for fibula fractures, which are close to the ankle joint, as long as there is dislocation, it is necessary to actively undergo surgical treatment. Otherwise, it will easily affect the ankle joint movement in the later stage, and traumatic arthritis may occur, which will accelerate joint degeneration or cause pain symptoms when walking.

In most cases, fibula fractures can be treated conservatively. However, in a small number of patients, surgical treatment is recommended clinically because the fibula fracture is located at the fibula head, affecting the common peroneal nerve or the distal fibula fracture is displaced, affecting joint stability. The choice of surgical entrance varies depending on the surgical site.

After surgery, patients need to pay strict attention to rest and protection, which is more conducive to promoting fracture healing. In the early stage of swelling, the affected limb needs to be raised to facilitate venous return and swelling reduction. The incision needs to be actively disinfected with drugs to prevent high-energy injuries caused by high-energy injuries. For example, some patients need to undergo high-energy injuries such as car accidents.