1. APOPPS is AN IPOP Robert N. Brown, Sr., CPO, FAAOP APOPPS: Inventor, Manufacturer & Distributor Robert N. Brown, Sr., CPO, FAAOP APOPPS: Inventor, Manufacturer & Distributor

2. SUMMARY The Rehabilitation Value & Cost Effectiveness Of IPOP For Major Lower Extremity Amputation n Malone, Pipinich, Leal, Hayden & Simpson n Department Of Surgery, Department Of Vascular Surgery n Maricopa Medical Center n Phoenix, Arizona 85010

3. IPOP Success Rates n Unchanged in the last 50 years at 60% –Despite improvements in the field n 95% success rate at Maricopa Medical Center –Learn more using recommended reading in your Program Books

4. Results at Maricopa Medical Center n Time to Preparatory Prosthesis –32 – 23 days if 3 patients are excluded, due to falls n Extremely rare in an APOPPS, FLO-TECH-TOR n Time to Definitive Prosthesis –Average 186 days = 6 months –3 to 11 months = 90 to 336

5. APOPPS Comparison –24 days to APOPPS Prep System or Preparatory prosthesis –66 days to definitive prosthesis n Data from J.Kaufman, MD, K Galang, MD –Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana n K. Bordelone, CP –Hanger P&O, New Orleans, Louisiana

6. Cost Comparisons from Maricopa Medical Center Study Reference Cost Length of Stay Reference Cost Length of Stay –Non IPOP $47,589 unknown –IPOP n Uncorrected $42,535 15 days –Includes 4 patients whose other medical complications resulted in stays 3 to 8 times above the average stay –IPOP n Corrected $28,432 13 days –4 patients excluded from the data