Cryotherapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 709-715

  Adie, Sam ^a,b   Naylor, Justine M ^a,b   Harris, Ian A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold therapy; Cryo Cuff; Cryotherapy; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 77954656206     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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