Avulsion Fracture Ankle Physical Therapy. Therapeutic exercise is one of your main treatments to help you restore. The fracture usually has to heal by rest and splint of some sort or may have to be operatively fixed with wire screw or other means.
An ankle fracture can lead to significant loss of function and limit your ability to walk run or participate fully in work and recreational activities. A fracture in the leg portion of the ankle joint may lead to a serious situation resulting in an ankle shift due to bone instability. Depending on where the avulsion occurs and to what degree and what treatment is rendered will determine the physical therapy needed.
An ankle avulsion fracture typically involves the distal ends of the tibia fibula or both bones.
Depending on where the avulsion occurs and to what degree and what treatment is rendered will determine the physical therapy needed. Physical therapy after an ankle fracture can help you improve mobility and help you safely return to normal activity and function. After determining if you can bend and straighten the joint your doctor may decide x rays are needed. Depending on where the avulsion occurs and to what degree and what treatment is rendered will determine the physical therapy needed.