What to do if your child has a broken ankle?

Children are naturally lively and active, and they often get hurt due to some unexpected dangers. For example, if a child does not pay attention when running and jumping, he or she may fall and injure the ankle bone, which may easily cause ankle fractures. After the fracture, parents may worry that if the child moves around, it may cause damage to the bone recovery. So what should be done for children with ankle ring fractures?

When treating fractures with traditional Chinese medicine, there is no need to apply plaster. Plaster is only for fixation and has no effect on broken bones. Moreover, if plaster is applied for a long time, it will cause joint stiffness and restriction. After a fracture, if traditional Chinese medicine is used for treatment, only a simple splint is needed for external fixation, and then Chinese medicine is applied externally for rapid bone setting.

For children under 16 years old with fractures, the pain can be basically eliminated after 3-5 days of medication, the splint can be removed after 8-10 days, and it takes about 15 to 20 days to recover and resume normal life. If Western medicine is used to treat a fracture, it is usually external fixation with plaster or internal fixation with surgical plates or steel nails. After fixation, it is a long-term rest and slow recovery. Such treatment is very slow.

Although a 10-year-old child is young, it will take at least two to three months for him to recover basically. At most, it will take more than three months to recover basically. How long it will take to recover depends mainly on the individual's own growth and recovery speed.

After the broken bones are fixed in the right position, the key is to use medication to promote rapid growth and healing of the broken bones in a short period of time to achieve complete recovery. This is the focus of treatment, not resting and taking supplements. Relying on resting and taking supplements to help bone growth has a very small effect. No matter what kind of tissue is damaged, the principle of treatment is to allow the damaged tissue to grow quickly to heal. The focus of treatment is not to rest and recover slowly, but to let it grow quickly.

The focus of treatment is to allow the broken bones to grow and heal in a short period of time. It is learned from experience that before the broken bone heals, you should avoid eating carp, rooster, pickled bamboo shoots, beef, ginger, and foods high in calcium and protein.

Use western medicine with caution, especially those containing hormones. Eat more fresh vegetables and a moderate amount of fresh meat. Avoid moving the joints too much to avoid aggravating the injury.

Children are more energetic, so if they have a fracture, they will recover faster. When a child has a fractured ankle, they usually need to use steel plates, steel nails and plaster, and they can resume normal life in about 15-20 days. Western medicine treatment can be used after the fracture. Usually we need to pay attention to not let the child move around and it is best to keep him in one posture.