What to do if the fractured leg becomes thinner

Fractures have a great impact on us, because they can cause many people some troubles and various problems, and have a great impact on our lives. After a fracture occurs, the patient may suffer from muscle atrophy after the fracture, causing the legs to become thinner. In this case, you must pay attention to exercise, because if you do not exercise after a fracture, it will lead to severe muscle atrophy.

Generally speaking, muscle atrophy after a fracture can be recovered because the muscles are not diseased. They are just atrophied due to not being used for a long time. As long as you actively cooperate with functional exercises, you can basically recover.

Wang Jianjun: Generally speaking, muscle atrophy caused by fractures can be recovered. Why? Because after a fracture, the doctor often needs to use internal fixation or external fixation after treating the patient. After fixation, the patient will be immobilized to facilitate the healing of the fracture ends. Over time, if the patient does not move, the muscles will atrophy. This atrophy is called disuse atrophy. The fractured muscle itself is very problematic. The muscle is not diseased, but it atrophies when it is not used. So after the fracture heals, or during the fracture process, in order to make the fracture heal better, we must actively perform some functional exercises, and the muscles actively contract and relax to prevent muscle atrophy. This is very important. However, in the process of preventing muscle atrophy, the fracture site can also effectively improve its blood circulation. Muscle contraction can also put pressure on the fracture ends and bring them into close contact, which is conducive to healing.

In the later stages, muscle atrophy has already occurred. If we actively exercise, generally through effective exercise, this muscle atrophy can eventually be recovered. Of course, I am referring to the large muscles and muscles of the limbs. Of course, for some small muscles, such as the interosseous muscles, if they atrophy, it is difficult to restore them through exercise, such as the small interosseous muscles in the hands. Therefore, after surgery, you must perform active functional exercises as soon as possible to prevent them from atrophy. Don't wait until they have atrophied before exercising them, as some small muscles cannot recover. Of course, most large muscles can be restored through active and effective exercise.