The role of pulsatile cold compression in edema resolution following ankle fractures: A randomized clinical trial

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 999-1002

  Mora, Steve ^a   Zalavras, Charalampos G ^a   Wang, Lingjun ^a   Thordarson, David B ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD TREATMENT; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPLINTING;

EID: 0036849975     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070202301105     Document Type: Article

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