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Unyaweni oluphukile yiphukile elinye noma ngaphezulu kwamathanga akha ijoyinti yakho yenyaweni. Leliphutha liyenzeka lapho amathambo enyaweni yakho ephuka noma ephuka ngokuphelele, ngokuvamile ngokuphenduka okungazelelwe, ukuwa, noma ukuphazamiseka okuqondile.
Unyaweni lwakho empeleni lukhiqizwe amathambo amathathu asebenza ndawonye njengezingcezu zephazili. Itibia nefibula ezivela emilenzeni yakho engezansi, kanye nethambo le-talus evela enyaweni yakho, zonke zihlangana ukwakha lelijoyinti elibalulekile. Uma noma yiliphi lala mathambo ephuka noma ephuka, unelokhu odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi ukuphuka kwenyaweni.
Cishe uzokwazi ukuthi kukhona okuthile okubi okwenzekile enyaweni yakho ngokushesha. Ubuhlungu obuvela enyaweni ephukile ngokuvamile buyashesha futhi bunzima kakhulu, ngokuvamile kubizwa ngokuthi obukhali noma obuthinta.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko eziphakamisa ukuthi unyaweni lwakho lungase lube luphukile:
Ngezinye izikhathi izimpawu zingase zibe yingxaki ngoba ukuqhaqhazela okukhulu kungase kuzwakale kufana nenyaweni ephukile. Umehluko oyinhloko ngokuvamile ubukhulu bobuhlungu nokungakwazi kwakho ngokuphelele ukuhamba ngokujwayelekile. Uma ubuza ukuthi kuphukile yini, kuhlale kungcono ukuyihlola.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ungase uhlangabezane nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukuphuka okuvulekile, lapho ithambo eliphukile empeleni liphuma olweleni lwakho. Lokhu kuyiphutha lezokwelapha elidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha. Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuthi unyaweni lwakho luzwakala lupholile noma lubukeka lubomvu, okungase kusho ukuthi ukugeleza kwegazi kuye kwathinteka.
Akuqhekekile kwanele ukuba wonke amaqhekeza ezinyawo alingane, futhi ukuqonda izinhlobo ezahlukene kungakusiza ukuthi uqonde kangcono ukuthi kwenzekani ekulimala kwakho. Odokotela bahlukanisa amaqhekeza ezinyawo ngokusekelwe emathanjeni ahlukile ahlukile nokuthi ukubhujiswa kukhulu kangakanani.
Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Amaqhekeza alula asho ukuthi ithambo liqhekekile kodwa lihlale endaweni, kuyilapho amaqhekeza ahlukanisiwe enzeka lapho izingcezu zethambo zihamba khona endaweni yazo evamile. Odokotela baphinde babuke ukuthi ukuqhekeka kuzinzile noma akumi, okuchaphazela indlela enyawo lakho elizoliphulukisa ngayo nokuthi yiluphi ukwelashwa ozokudinga.
Amanye amaqhekeza abhekwa njengokukhulu kunabanye. Isibonelo, ukuqhekeka kwe-trimalleolar, kuvame ukudinga ukuhlinzwa ngoba kuchaphazela ukulingana kwamajozi enyawo lonke. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa izithombe ze-X-ray futhi ngezinye izikhathi izithombe ze-CT ukuze aqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lokuqhekeka olukhona.
Amaqhekeza enyawo avame ukwenzeka lapho inyawo lakho likhuphuka ngaphezu komkhawulo wayo ovamile wokunyakaza. Lokhu kungenzeka ezimweni eziningi zansuku zonke, futhi awudingi ukuba umdlali ukuze uhlangabezane naleli licala.
Izimbangela ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ngesinye isikhathi lokho okubonakala sengathi yingxabano encane kungabangela ukwephulwa. Ihlombe lakho lingase liphuke ngento elula njengokuphuma esitebhini ngendlela engafanele noma ukubeka unyawo lwakho ekuqhekekeni komgwaqo. Iphuzu eliyinhloko ngokuvamile liyikona namandla asebenziswa ehlombe lakho ngesikhathi sokulimala.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ukwephulwa kokucindezela kungathuthuka kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngemisebenzi ephindaphindwayo. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu kubagijimi noma kubantu abachitha amahora amaningi bephezulu. Kukhona futhi ukwephulwa okungokwesifo okuvela lapho izifo zethambo eziyisisekelo zibuthakathaka amathambo ehlombe, okwenza kube lula ukuba aphuke ngenxa yokulimalala okuncane.
Kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthi uhlombe lwakho lungase luphukile. Ngenkathi ezinye izikhathi zokulimalala kwehlombe zingalinda, ukwephulwa kudinga ukuhlolwa okusheshayo ukuvimbela izinkinga nokuqinisekisa ukwelashwa okuhle.
Hamba e-emergency room ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu zezexwayiso:
Ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zibonakala zingathi zithambile, kufanele uhlolwe phakathi namahora angu-24 uma uhlupheka ukuhamba ngokujwayelekile noma uma ubuhlungu bungathuthuki ngokuphumula nokuqandisa. Ngesinye isikhathi ukwephulwa kungaba buthakathaka, futhi lokho okuzwakala sengathi kuyi-sprain embi kungase kube yithambo eliphukile.
Ungazami "ukuhamba ngalo" noma ulinde ukubona uma liyaphila lodwa. Ukwephulwa kwehlombe okungaphathwe kungabangela izinkinga zesikhathi eside ngokuhamba, isifo se-arthritis, nobuhlungu obuhlala njalo. Ukwelashwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi cishe kuholela emiphumeleni emihle.
Nakuba noma ubani angaphula ikhanda lakhe, izici ezithile zingenza leliphutha libe nethuba elikhulu lokwenzeka. Ukuqonda lezi zici ezingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuzivimbela, kodwa khumbula ukuthi izingozi zingabenza noma ubani.
Izici ezandisa ingozi yakho zihlanganisa:
Abesifazane banethuba elikhulu kakhulu lokubhekana nokuphuka kwamakhanda, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuphela kwesikhathi, lapho ubukhulu bamathambo buyancipha ngokwemvelo. Uma unemisebenzi edinga ukuhamba okuningi ezindaweni ezingalingani noma ukukhuphuka, ungase ubhekane nengozi enkulu.
Ezinye izimo zezakhiwo zingenza amathambo abe buthakathaka, nakuba lezi zingezona ezivamile. Ukubhema kuthonya nokuphulukiswa kwamathambo futhi kungenza ukuphuka kube nethuba elikhulu lokwenzeka. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi eziningi zalezi zici ezingozi zingaphathwa ngokushintsha indlela yokuphila nokukhathalelwa komtholampilo okufanele.
Iningi lokuphuka kwamakhanda liyaphilisa kahle ngokwelashwa okufanele, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqonda izinkinga ezingase zenzeke ukuze ukwazi ukubuka izimpawu zezexwayiso. Ukuqaphela nokuphatha izinkinga kusenesikhathi kungavimbela izinkinga zesikhathi eside.
Izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zingafaka:
Ingozi yezingxaki ivame ukuba phezulu ngokweqile ngokweqile kweziphukile noma uma ukwelashwa kulibaziseka. Ukulandela imiyalo yodokotela wakho ngokucophelela, ikakhulukazi mayelana nokuvinjelwa kokuthwala isisindo nokwelashwa komzimba, kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa izinkinga.
Ezinye izingxaki ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zihlanganisa i-compartment syndrome, lapho ukuvuvukala kuqeda ukugeleza kwegazi, ne-complex regional pain syndrome, ebangela ubuhlungu obukhulu obuhlala njalo. Lezi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizokulandela eduze kunoma yiziphi izimpawu zezingxaki ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa kwakho.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izingozi, kunezinqubo ezipraktikal ongazithatha ukuze unciphise ingozi yokuphuka kwemilenze. Izindlela eziningi zokuvimbela zigxile ekugcineni amathambo aqinile nokuqeda izimo lapho ukulimala kwemilenze kunokwenzeka kakhulu.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenzayo:
Uma uhileleka emidlalweni, ukuqeqeshwa okuhle komzimba nobuchwepheshe kungakusiza ukuvikela izingalo zakho. Cabanga ngama-brace ezinyaweni noma ukuwafaka iteyipu uma unemlando wezinkinga zezinyawo. Hlala ufudumala ngaphambi komsebenzi womzimba futhi ulalele umzimba wakho uma uzizwa ukhathele.
Kubantu abadala, ukuqeqeshwa kokulinganisela nemihlahlandlela yokuvimbela ukuwa kungaba usizo kakhulu. Ukuhlolwa njalo kwamehlo kuqinisekisa ukuthi ubona izithiyo ngokucacile, futhi ukubuyekeza imithi nodokotela wakho kungabonisa noma yikuphi okungathinta ukulinganisela kwakho noma amandla amathambo.
Ukuxilongwa kokuphamba kweqingo kuqala ngodokotela wakho ohlola ukulimala kwakho bese ebuza ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani. Bazobheka iqingo lakho, bazizwe ngobumnene emathanjeni, futhi bahlole ikhono lakho lokushukumisa unyawo lwakho nokuphatha isisindo.
Amathuluzi ayinhloko okuxilonga afaka:
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa okuthile okuthiwa yi-Ottawa Ankle Rules ukusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi ngabe kudingeka izithombe ze-X-ray. Lezi yimiyalelo ebheka ukuthi ubuhlungu bakho bukhona kuphi nokuthi ungahamba yini. Iningi leziphukile zeqingo libonakala ngokucacile ezithombeni ze-X-ray, nakuba ngezinye izikhathi kudingeka izithombe ezengeziwe.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa kwamathumbu uma bekungabaza ukuphuka kokucindezela okungabonakali ezithombeni ze-X-ray eziqondile. Inqubo yokuxilonga ivame ukuba lula, futhi ngokuvamile uzokwazi ukuthi iqingo lakho liphukile yini phakathi kwamahora ambalwa ngemuva kokuvakashela kwakho.
Ukwelapha umlenze oqhekekile kuya ngezinto eziningi, kufaka phakathi amathambo aqhekekile, ukuthi izingcezu zihlukanile yini, nokuthi impilo yakho iphilile kangakanani. Umgomo uhlale ukusisiza amathambo akho aphulukise endaweni efanele ukuze umlenze wakho usebenze kahle futhi.
Izindlela zokwelapha ezingenaso ukucutshungulwa zihlanganisa:
Uma ukuqhekeka kwakho kuzinzile futhi amathambo asekusekhona endaweni efanele, ungase udinga nje i-cast noma i-walking boot. Ngokuvamile uzoyigqoka lokhu amasonto angu-6-8 ngenkathi ithambo liphulukisa. Udokotela wakho uzothatha izithombe ze-X-ray njalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi konke kuhlala kuhambisana kahle.
Ukuhlinzwa kuba yingqopha lapho amathambo ehlukanile kakhulu, lapho amathambo amaningi eqhekekile, noma lapho ukuqhekeka kuchaphazela ukusebenza kahle kwendawo ehlangene. Ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa, udokotela wakho angase asebenzise iziplate, izikrufu, noma izinti ukuze agcine amathambo endaweni. Ukuphulukisa ngemuva kokucutshungulwa kuthatha isikhathi eside, kodwa kuvame ukunikeza imiphumela emihle yesikhathi eside yokugqwala okuyinkimbinkimbi.
Ukuphatha ukuphulukisa kwakho ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphulukiseni kahle komlenze wakho. Ukulandela imiyalelo yodokotela wakho ngokucophelela kuzosiza ekuqinisekiseni umphumela omuhle kakhulu nokunciphisa ingozi yezinkinga.
Amasu abalulekile okunakekelwa ekhaya ahlanganisa:
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala, ukuphumula kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu. Umuthi wakho udinga amandla ukuze ulungise ithambo eliphukile, ngakho ungazizwa unecala ngokuphumula. Sebenzisa izinti noma ezinye izinto ezikusiza ukuhamba njengoba uyalelwe, ngisho noma kuzwakala kungafaneleki.
Ukudla okufanele kusiza ekuphulukiseni amathambo, ngakho gxila ekutholeni amaprotheni, ikhalsiyam, ne-vitamin D eyanele. Hlala uthanda ukunisela futhi gwema ukubhema noma utshwala olukhulu, njengoba lokhu kungathintele ukuphulukisa amathambo. Lungisa indawo ohlala kuyo ukuze konke okudingayo kube lula ukufinyelela ukuze ugweme ukunyakaza okungadingekile.
Ukuba ulungile ngokuya kubona udokotela wakho kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi emihlanganweni yakho nokuthi ukuphulukisa kwakho kuqhubeka kahle. Ukulungiselela okuhle kusiza neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuba likunikeze ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kokubona udokotela, buza le mininingwane:
Ungangabazi ukubuza imibuzo mayelana nanoma yini ongayiqondi. Imibuzo evamile ihlanganisa ukuthi nini ungabuya emsebenzini noma ezemidlalo, yiziphi izimpawu okufanele zikukhathaze, nokuthi ungaziguqula kanjani imisebenzi yansuku zonke. Bhala imiyalo ebalulekile ukuze ungayikhohlwa kamuva.
Uma unezinkinga nge-cast yakho, i-boot, noma izinti, khuluma ngalokhu ngokushesha. Ngezinye izikhathi ukulungiswa okuncane kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekududuzeni nasekuphulukiseni kwakho. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lifuna ukukusiza uphumelele, ngakho khuluma nganoma yiziphi izinkathazo noma ubunzima obubhekene nalo.
Ukwenqamuka kwegumbo kuyiliphutha elibuhlungu elidinga ukunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha, kodwa ngokwelashwa okulungile, abantu abaningi bayaphila kahle futhi babuyele emisebenzini yabo evamile. Ikhona ebalulekile yokubuyiselwa impilo okulungile ukuthola ukwelashwa okusheshayo nokulandelwa imiyalo yodokotela wakho ngokucophelela.
Khumbula ukuthi ukululama kudinga isikhathi, ngokuvamile amasonto angu-6-12 ukuze ithambo lilunge, kulandele isikhathi esengeziwe sokuthola amandla aphelele nokuhamba. Wonke umuntu uyahlala ngesivinini sakhe, ngakho-ke zama ukungalinganisi ukululama kwakho nabanye noma usheshise inqubo.
Into ebaluleke kunazo zonke ongayenza ukuba ubekezelele ngawe futhi uthembe inqubo yokululama. Ngenkathi ukwenqamuka kwegumbo kungaba yinto ecasulayo futhi ephazamisa impilo yakho, ukulandela ukwelashwa okulungile cishe kuholela emiphumeleni emihle. Hlala uqinile, landela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa, futhi ungangabazi ukuxhumana neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo nganoma yiziphi izinkinga.
Ukwenqamuka kwezinyawo eziningi kuthatha amasonto angu-6-8 ukuze ithambo liphulukiswe ngokwanele ukususa i-cast noma ibhuzu. Kodwa-ke, ukululama okuphelele kufaka phakathi amandla aphelele nokuhamba kungathatha izinyanga ezingu-3-6 noma ngaphezulu, ikakhulukazi uma udinga ukuhlinzwa. Isikhathi sakho sokululama siyancika ezintweni ezifana nobudala bakho, impilo yakho jikelele, ubukhulu bokuqhekeka, nokuthi ulandela kangcono imiyalo yokwelashwa.
Akufanele uqhube ngenkathi usesi-cast noma ibhuzu, ikakhulukazi uma kusezinzwini zakho ezingezulu noma uma uqhuba imoto yokuhambisa ngesandla. Ngisho nokuqhekeka kwegumbo elingakwesobunxele, i-cast ingaphazamisa ukuqhuba okuvikelekile. Odokotela abaningi bancoma ukulinda uze uphume e-cast futhi ukwazi ukuqeda ukuyeka okusheshayo ngaphambi kokubuyela ekuqhumeni.
Nakuba isifo se-arthritis singaba yinkinga yesikhathi eside, asiqhamuli kuwo wonke umuntu oqhekekile ingalo yakhe. Ubungozi bakho bukhulu uma ukuqhekeka kuhilele ukukhanya lwamajozi noma uma amathambo angalulami kahle. Ukulandela ukwelashwa okufanele nokuqeqeshwa komzimba okuqokiwe kunciphisa kakhulu ubungozi bakho bokuthola isifo se-arthritis kamuva.
Ukubuyela ezemidlalo kuvame ukuthatha izinyanga ezingu-3-6 ngemuva kokuba ingalo iqhekeke, kuye ngokubunzima bokuqhekeka kwakho nezidingo zomdlalo wakho. Kuzodingeka uqedele ukuqeqeshwa komzimba futhi ubonise ukuthi ingalo yakho ibuyisele amandla ayo aphelele, ukuzinza, nokusebenza kwamasu ngaphambi kokuba udokotela akukhululele imisebenzi yemidlalo.
Ukuvuvukala okuthile kungaphikelela izinyanga eziningi ngemuva kokuba ingalo iqhekeke, ikakhulukazi ekupheleni kosuku noma ngemuva kokuba uqale isikhathi eside. Lokhu kuvame ukuba yinto evamile njengoba umzimba wakho uqhubeka uphilisa futhi ulungise. Noma kunjalo, uma ukuvuvukala kunzima, kubhlungu, noma kubi kakhulu kunokuba kuhle, xhumana nodokotela wakho ukuze ukhishwe izinkinga.
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