Cryotherapy After ACL Reconstruction

Journal of Knee Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-129

  Raynor, Mathew C ^a   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^b   Higgins, Laurence D ^b   Guller, Ulrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 24144486230     PISSN: 15388506     EISSN: 19382480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248169     Document Type: Article

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