Diagnosis before the Ankle Sprain Treatment

Before the specialist comes to a conclusion a few tests are recommended before the treatment. These tests can be helpful in understanding the injury in detail.

• X-rays: X-rays are the most well-known and generally accessible demonstrative imaging procedure. X-rays can show if the bone is broken and regardless of whether there is uprooting (the hole between broken bones). They can likewise show the number of bits of broken bone there are. X-rays might be taken of the leg, lower leg, and foot to ensure nothing else is harmed.
• Pressure Test: In this medical test, the specialist applies slight pressure on the injured areas and then X-rays are taken to understand the level of the injury.
• CT scan: CT scan can be helpful in taking cross-sectional images and helps in viewing the parts that are not accessed by the X-rays.

Procedure

Arthroscopic Ankle Surgery

This is a minimally invasive procedure where the specialist provides the patient anesthesia.

• Small incisions are made near the surgery site and a tiny camera called an arthroscope is passed through the incision
• This camera can help in clear viewing of the damaged site.
• Once the injury is fixed the incision is closed.

Open reduction and internal fixation

ORIF medical procedure is performed under general anesthesia. That implies the patient is in complete rest during the process. 

It is an organized medical procedure and can require a few hours relying on the severity of the damage. 

The specialist fixes metal poles, screws, pins, and plates to hold the repositioned bone together. 

The equipment utilized is specially made. 

The specialist then, at that point, stitches the cuts with staples or lines and swathes the injury. Extra support or cast might be put to the injured bone.