Fig. 1From: 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 trialStudy overview *reasons for withdrawl of consent and the number of drop-outs for evaluation of the primary and secondary endopoints are recorded.mBack to article page