Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Buerger exercise with elastic stocks on edema after lower limb fracture surgery.Methods Sixty patients with edema symptoms due to lower extremity fractures treated in our hospital from July 2017 to August 2018 were enrolled and divided into control group and treatment group according to random number table method,30 patients in each group.In the control group,only Buerger exercise was performed after operation,while the patients in the treatment group were treated with elastic stocks for Buerger exercise.The edema control effect,postoperative lower extremity swelling,pain degree visual analog scale (VAS)before and after exercise,edema disappearance time,total postoperative hospital stay,and adverse events were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of edema control in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05).The lower extremity swelling was significantly lighter in the treatment group than in the control group(P<0.05).The disappearance time of edema and total postoperative hospital stay were significantly shorter in the treatment group than in the control group(P<0.05).The adverse events were significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group(P<0.05).The pain degree VAS score after exercise in the treatment group was lower than that before exercise,and the intra-group difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The pain degree VAS score after exercise in the control group was lower than that before exercise,and the intra-group difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).There was no significant difference between the two groups before treatment as to the VAS score (P>0.05),while the difference after treatment was significant(P>0.05).Conclusion In patients with lower extremity fractures with edema symptoms,the use of elastic stocks for Buerger exercise treatment can reduce the degree of swelling,control pain and reduce adverse events in a short period of time,thereby shortening the hospitalization time and improving the treatment effect of the disease.