Comparison of gaseous cryotherapy with more traditional forms of cryotherapy following total knee arthroplasty

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 229-240

  Demoulin, C ^a,b   Brouwers, M ^a   Darot, S ^a   Gillet, P ^b   Crielaard, J M ^a,b   Vanderthommen, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cold; Cryotherapy; Mobility; Pain; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; DEVICES; FEMALE; GASEOUS CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYOTHERAPY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84860647664     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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