Taboos after Achilles tendon rupture surgery

Achilles tendon rupture is also a relatively serious injury. If you do not pay attention to timely and good treatment, it may even lead to more obvious sequelae. Therefore, when the Achilles tendon ruptures, you must undergo surgical treatment in time and rest in bed after the operation. As the body gradually recovers, you must actively carry out rehabilitation training. During the rehabilitation training process, you must also understand its taboos, pay attention to diet adjustment, avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, and be sure to keep it dry when applying plaster and avoid contact with water.

Taboos after Achilles tendon rupture surgery

Keep the long-leg plaster external fixation for 3 or 4 weeks, then recheck at the orthopedic clinic and change to short-leg plaster fixation for 2-3 weeks. Keep the plaster clean and dry and avoid contact with water. Do not bear weight on the affected limb for 6 weeks after surgery. Remove the long-leg plaster after 3 weeks and start knee joint range of motion and quadriceps strength training. After 6 weeks, remove the plaster and start progressive weight bearing with crutches, and start ankle dorsiflexion and lower limb strength training. Remove the plaster after 6 weeks. After starting weight bearing, raise the heel in the shoe by about 2-3 cm, which can be removed after gradual adaptation.

prevention

According to the epidemiological characteristics of Achilles tendon rupture, the main cause of Achilles tendon rupture caused by indirect external force is the rapid contraction of the triceps surae when the Achilles tendon is in the dorsiflexion state of the ankle joint. There is no known sport that has a technical move like this.

Therefore, mastering the correct technical movements during sports is an important means to avoid Achilles tendon rupture. Other known risk factors associated with Achilles tendon rupture include local injection of hormonal drugs and the use of quinolones, which should be avoided as much as possible. Fatigue caused by ultra-intensity and overload exercise is also an important factor leading to Achilles tendon rupture.

Therefore, for people who do not often participate in sports activities, they should gradually increase their daily activities, spread the concentrated exercise time on weekends throughout the week, do warm-up exercises before exercise, choose an appropriate amount of exercise based on their own specific situation during exercise, and reduce excessive exercise time, etc., which are all of great significance for preventing the occurrence of Achilles tendon rupture.