Introduction
postoperative pain, MLD, swelling, posttraumatic, pain, fractures, postoperative lymphedema
MLD, COMPLICATIONS, DISORDERS
Surgical treatment of elbow pathologies remains challenging as they are heterogenous and the spectrum of patient´s age and individual physical demand is wide-ranging. Common indications for surgical therapy arise from fractures and posttraumatic conditions but also from other disorders associated with pain, stiffness or instability in the elbow joint [To prevent such complications and optimize the overall functional outcome, a variety of swelling-reducing measures have been presented in the past, including various applications such as cryotherapy [The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of NP on early functional outcomes after elbow surgery. NP was therefore compared to MLD, the current gold standard in the treatment of postoperative lymphedema. We hypothesized that NP displays a reduction in swelling and postoperative pain levels as effectively as MLD.