Sacral vertebra 4 fracture

Fractures of the four lumbar vertebrae are extremely dangerous. Once a fracture occurs, it is easy for the patient to experience numbness of the left lower limb and nerve compression. It is very harmful and requires timely treatment. In addition, regular check-ups are required. During the illness, you should get enough rest, strengthen conditioning, and maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude. These will all help gradual recovery. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Sacral 4 vertebral fracture

In this case, the numbness of the left lower limb due to sacral fracture is often related to nerve compression and stimulation. You can pay attention to rest and avoid strenuous activities and fatigue. You can go to the local regular comprehensive hospital for orthopedic surgery for examination and diagnosis. Eat a light diet, strengthen nutrition and take appropriate calcium supplements. You can use methylcobalamin, traumatology bone tablets and other drugs. You can check the fracture recovery regularly.

What should patients with fractures eat?

Bone growth requires: collagen, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins C and D, which are all bone-forming elements, so it is important to supplement these substances after a fracture, especially for the elderly.

1. High-energy, high-protein diet: helps to restore vitality. However, it is best to eat it 2 weeks after the fracture. In the early stages of a fracture, a light diet is recommended.

2. Vitamin D: If you stay indoors after a fracture and cannot get enough sunlight, you may easily become deficient in vitamin D. Therefore, after a fracture, you should eat more foods rich in vitamin D (such as fish, liver, egg yolks, etc.) and get as much sun as possible.

3. Vitamin C: Fruits rich in vitamin C include hawthorn, fresh dates, kiwi, strawberry, longan, lychee, citrus, etc.; vegetables include alfalfa (grass head), pepper, sweet pepper, rapeseed, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts (soup vegetables), bitter gourd, watercress, broccoli, amaranth, etc.

4. Water: After a fracture, sitting for a long time can easily cause constipation. At this time, you should drink more water to ensure smooth intestinal flow.

Two weeks after a fracture, you can supplement your diet with bone soup, Panax notoginseng stewed chicken, animal liver, etc. to replenish more vitamins A, D, calcium and protein. If the fracture has been present for more than 5 weeks, the diet can be supplemented with old hen soup, pork bone soup, mutton bone soup, deer tendon soup, stewed water fish, etc. Those who can drink can choose from Eucommia ulmoides and Drynaria wine, Millettia reticulata wine, tiger bone and papaya wine, etc.