ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the influence of early weight bearing exercise and plaster fixed method on postoperative function and fracture healing of unstable ankle fracture patients.Methods 50 cases of unstable ankle fracture patients who did surgical treatment in our hospital were selected as the research object,and were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group.The observation group was applied with early postoperative weight bearing exercise,while the control group patients was applied with postoperative plaster fix with 2 weeks.The postoperative function and fracture healing situation of both groups were compared.Results At postoperative 24 hours and 1 week,the perimeter difference of two groups were not statistically different (P＞0.05).At postoperative 6 weeks,the perimeter difference was (0.53 ±0.31) cm in the observation group and (1.25±0.47)cm in the control group,the comparative differences was statistical significance (t=6.39,P＜0.05).The total effective rate of alleviate swelling in the observation group at postoperative 6 weeks was 96.0％,which was higher than that of the control group (76.0％) with statistical difference (x2=4.15,P＜0.05).At postoperative 24 hours,postoperative 1 week and postoperative 6 weeks,the pain index comparison difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (P＞0.05).The Baird-Jackson score of the observation group at postoperative 3 months was not different with the control group with statistically significant (P＞0.05) ; At the postoperative 6 months,the Baird-Jackson score of the observation group was (95.21 ± 8.25),which was higher than that in the control group (82.52±6.96) with statistical difference (t=5.88,P＜0.05).Conclusion The early weight bearing exercise can promote haemal circumfluence,relieve swelling,and be helpful for function recovery and fracture healing of unstable ankle fracture patients.