The treatment of meniscus injury?

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Meniscus injury is a kind of disease with the main manifestations of limited pain of knee joint, some patients have soft legs or knee joint locking phenomenon, quadriceps atrophy, limited tenderness of knee joint space fixation. The treatment of meniscus injury? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

The treatment of meniscus injury?

If the joint has obvious effusion (or hematocele), the effusion should be extracted under strict aseptic operation; If the joint is "locked", the "locked" should be removed by manipulation, and then the knee joint should be fixed in the straight position for 4 weeks with plaster cast from the upper 1 / 3 of the thigh to the upper ankle. Plaster should be properly shaped, and patients can walk with plaster. During fixation and after removal of fixation, quadriceps femoris should be actively exercised to prevent muscle atrophy.

If the non-surgical treatment is ineffective, the symptoms and signs are obvious, and the diagnosis is clear, the injured meniscus should be removed as soon as possible to prevent the occurrence of traumatic arthritis. After the operation, the patients were bandaged in the knee extension position, and the quadriceps static contraction exercise was started the next day. The straight leg raising exercise was started 2-3 days later to prevent quadriceps atrophy. After two weeks, the patients began to walk on the ground. Generally, the normal function could be restored 2-3 months after the operation.

Arthroscopy can be used for the treatment of meniscus injury, meniscus edge tear can be repaired by suture, usually partial meniscus resection, to retain the uninjured part. For the patients suspected of meniscus injury in the early stage, emergency arthroscopy can be used to deal with meniscus injury in the early stage, shorten the course of treatment, improve the treatment effect and reduce the occurrence of traumatic arthritis. Through arthroscopic operation, the wound is small and the recovery is fast.

matters needing attention

Eat more collagen rich foods. Once the meniscus is damaged, if you want to recover, the body needs a lot of energy. However, eating more collagen rich food in an appropriate amount will help to supplement energy to a certain extent.