The correct way to support your legs after a fracture

A fracture is an injury in which a bone is broken. If a fracture occurs, it will take a hundred days to heal the broken bone and you will need to rest well. At the same time, after a fracture, bone setting surgery must be performed to restore the bone to its correct position, and then a good rest is required. When recovering from a fracture, it is usually necessary to elevate the leg. Because blood needs to circulate normally, what are the correct ways to pad your legs when a fracture occurs?

Putting a pillow as a cushion will affect the deep vein return in the calves and easily lead to thrombosis.

1There are three factors that lead to thrombosis: first, slow blood flow; second, damage to vascular endothelial cells; and third, the blood is in a hypercoagulable state. Any of these factors can contribute to thrombosis.

2 In addition to placing pillows under their calves, patients after orthopedic surgery should also get up and move around as soon as possible. For patients who cannot get up and move around, they should perform active movements of the feet and toes in bed. They can also use active/passive knee joint training machines to assist with movement, and they should do more deep breathing and coughing movements. Patients should wear medical compression stockings when necessary. Elastic stockings can promote the return of superficial veins to deep veins through squeezing effect, increase the flow and velocity of deep veins, and reduce the chance of thrombosis.

1. Keep a calm mind and avoid psychological problems. (Symptoms such as anxiety and depression)

2. Quit smoking (nicotine is bad for bones) and drinking (you can drink moderately, but drinking too much will have an impact and may cause you to walk unsteadily and fall). Quit sex and masturbation (sperm controls kidneys, kidneys control marrow, and marrow controls bones) (don’t tell me that if you have a fracture, you can still smoke, drink, and have sex as usual, and you will still recover the same way. Don’t cry if something goes wrong)

3. For the first eight to twelve weeks, eat light food and avoid spicy food. You can eat whatever you want after the above days. But don't eat vinegar. Vinegar can soften your blood vessels, but it can also disrupt your calcium absorption. (If you don’t understand, you can search Baidu)

4. Get more sun. Don't think that there will be no sun without sunshine. In fact, the so-called sunbathing also absorbs ultraviolet rays and improves bone mass. There is some ultraviolet light during the day.