The geko™ device has a wide range of clinical applications including the post-operative management of oedema.~Although many short-term acute studies have been completed using the device, little clinical data has been collected on the effect of geko™ use in current standard care pathways for oedema management on patient outcomes during long term follow-up after surgery.~This study is an open label, multi-centre prospective randomised study. The study patient population will be randomised on a 1:1 basis into two groups of 61 patients each. These groups are defined as Group A patients who receive geko™ therapy and SC i.e. the intervention group and Group B patients who receive Standard Care (SC) only i.e. no intervention. The participants will be assessed pre-surgery and up to 90 days post-surgery.
The multicentre randomised geko™ Foot and Ankle Trial will prospectively and systematically collect clinical data on patients randomised, on a 1:1 basis, to either standard care or standard care plus geko™ therapy to assess oedema management and patient outcomes during a follow-up period of up to three months post-surgery.