Cost and Time Saving with Foot Impulse Technology (FIT) Ankle fractures (Weber B and C) and calcaneus fractures 1.7 days earlier operation *1) 3.6 days earlier discharge *1) / 5 days earlier discharge *2) ● Effective prophylaxis of compartment syndrome (compartment pressure reduction from critical values (38,75 mmHg in average) to below 30 mmHg within 3,8 h in average *2)) ● Hospital Stay *1) J. Cashman, S. Blagg, M. Bishay ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL, BATH, ENGLAND Injury, International Journal of the Care of Injured; 1998; Vol 29 Nr. 2 *2) P. J. Juliano; M. S. Myerson; J. D. Koman DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, THE UNION MEMORIAL HOSTPITAL; BALTIMORE Military Medicine; Vol. 165, October 2000 (721-725) Fastest swelling reduction with FIT as compared to ice and cryotherapy 50 % faster oedema reduction with FIT as compared to ice packs FIT is the most time saving as well as fastest and easiest method to apply WM-INVX-04-1-EN | artraction | Scherer GmbH | 10/2013 Swelling Reduction after 24 Hours Treatment OPED GmbH Medizinpark 1 83626 Valley/Oberlaindern Germany Foot-Impulse Technology U. C. Stöckle, R. Hoffmann, M. Schütz, C. von Fournier, N. P. Südkamp, N. Haas CHARITE, CAMPUS RUDOLPH VIRCHOW KLINIKUM, BERLIN, Foot & Ankle International; July 1997; Vol. 18; Nr. 7 Abstracts of Studies reference A-V Impulse System™