Introduction
fractures
COMPLICATIONS
Ankle fractures place an enormous socio-economic burden due to their high incidence and common complications, especially in cases with complex fractures [What has not been investigated, though, is to what extend these clinical advantages provide an economic effect.In 2012, Feldman et al. wrote in their systematic review on IPC that an assessment of the economic benefit of these was urgently needed given the high initial cost of the devices compared to other modalities [Thus, this is the first study to address this question specifically, including prospectively randomised case data and a detailed analysis of revenues and costs.The aim of this study was to investigate whether VIT therapy leads to an economic benefit due to a reduction in costs incurred, to quantify this benefit and to extrapolate it to the economic potential outside of limiting study conditions.