Red Network Moment News, February 4 (Correspondent Huang Huang Zhu Wenqing) On February 3, the temperature on Chinese New Year's Eve was very low, but the sports medicine and joint and orthopedic wards of Changsha Central Hospital (Changsha Central Hospital affiliated to the University of South China) were warm because of a special patient. It turned out that Zhang Liying (pseudonym), who suffered from "blue scleral brittle bone syndrome" and was originally unable to move, was well half a year after being discharged from the hospital, and braved the cold wind to send a sincere letter of thanks to express her gratitude to the medical staff.
In May 2023, Zhang Liying was admitted to the hospital with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee due to an accidental injury during activities, resulting in pain and limited movement in her right knee. Li Liangjun, deputy director of the Department of Sports Medicine and Joint and Orthopedics, found that Zhang Liying's eye color was different from that of ordinary people, except for the black eyeballs, the entire eyeball sclera was blue, and according to the patient's medical history, family history and examination results, it was judged that the patient had "blue scleral brittle bone syndrome". Blue scleral brittle bone syndrome, medically known as osteogenesis imperfecta, is a congenital condition in which the bones are fragile and prone to fractures. Zhang Liying was injured this time, and the difficulty and risk of surgery and postoperative recovery will be much higher than ordinary people.
Li Liangjun organized the staff in the department to carry out preoperative discussions and formulate appropriate measures for patients. Li Liangjun pointed out that for patients with "blue scleral brittle bone syndrome", it is necessary to be more careful in nursing to avoid fractures caused by various accidental injuries. After perfecting the preoperative preparations, the surgery went as expected and the operation went very smoothly.
Zhang Liying has been very depressed before the operation, afraid that poor postoperative recovery will affect her future life, and she is even more afraid that inappropriate exercise will cause secondary injuries or even fractures. The medical team understands her concerns and does everything they can to help her. During ward rounds, people will share their past success stories to give her confidence. **In addition to the imparting of professional knowledge, Chang Yangyu also shared the joy of reading with her, and unconsciously they became friends who talked about everything. The professionalism and patience of the medical staff made her feel warm. Due to the particularity of the patient's disease, it will be more difficult than ordinary people, after being discharged from the hospital, Dr. Xiong Jiepeng and Li Liangjun have been continuing to provide Zhang Liying with professional and personalized functional guidance, and the patient has basically returned to normal, and specially sent a letter of thanks to the medical staff on the day of the new year.
Li Liangjun said that sports injuries are more likely to occur in winter, because the temperature is low, in order to reduce the loss of body temperature, the body capillary constriction, the blood of muscles and ligaments is reduced, and the secretion of synovial fluid in joints is reduced, resulting in a decrease in muscle and ligament elasticity and easy strain; Decreased muscle strength, reduced joint stability, and a tendency to lose balance and fall are all factors that make injuries more likely to occur.
Li Liangjun suggested that you must warm up fully before exercising, which can prevent muscle stiffness and improve the flexibility and flexibility of the body to avoid injury. If you are injured in an accident during exercise, you can follow the police principle to save yourself before the doctor arrives. The Police Principles are an internationally recommended procedure for dealing with injuries proposed in 2012 and are the simplest and most effective methods that everyone can take the initiative to adopt after an injury.
P: Protect, an abbreviation that emphasizes the protection of the injured area from further injury.
ol: Abbreviation for optimal loading, with proper loading. Rest is useful in the short term (48 hours) after injury, but it is not good for long-term**. The right load will reduce the swelling of the limb and stimulate the healing process.
I: An abbreviation for ice, ice is a simple, inexpensive, and effective way to reduce pain, but it is not recommended for conditions such as deep vein thrombosis, bleeding, allergies, or circulatory disorders.
C: Abbreviation of compression, the meaning of compression bandage, after the ice compression, the injured area is bandaged with pressure such as elastic bandage to reduce bleeding and exudation of local tissues.
Elevation, elevation of the affected limb above the heart to reduce swelling of the limb, lower limb elevation after lying on the back of the lower limb, and elevation of the hand above the heart for hand trauma.