Study of nursing measures for foot-drop complicated after surgical trauma / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective The purpose of this study was to observe the recovery effects of nursing intervention on foot-drop complicated after surgical trauma of bone fracture, and to discuss effective nursing strategies and measures. Methods 60 cases of patients with foot-drop complicated after internal fixation of tibial fractures were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with 30 cases in each group, the observation group used lower limb joints rehabilitation trainers for ankle passive motion, the control group used artificial methods for ankle passive motion. Ankle movement and muscle strength recovery was observed and recorded after 12 weeks in two groups. Results Ankle joint mobility and muscle strength was significantly better in the observation group than in the control group. Conclusions Using lower limb joints rehabilitation trainers for ankle passive motion showed better effect than artificial methods for ankle passive motion.