Treatment of perioperative swelling by rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) without and with additional application of negative pressure (RICE+) in patients with a unilateral ankle fracture: study protocol for a monocentric, evaluator-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial

Abstract Background Edema is commonly seen after surgical fixation of ankle fractures. Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) is an established combination to prevent swelling but hardly able to stimulate lymphatic resorption. Recently, an epicutaneously applied negative pressure suction appar...

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Auteurs principaux: Dagmar-C Fischer, Axel Sckell, Angelina Garkisch, Klaus Dresing, Anton Eisenhauer, Luzia Valentini, Thomas Mittlmeier
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: BMC 2021
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Ice
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/a11f331d72404af6ae58488c29a52b28
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