Supporting Evidence of Cryotherapy
Clinical Resources
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Cryocompression therapy after elective arthroplasty of the hip. Hip International: SAGE Journals. 2012 Sep-Oct;22(5):527-33. doi: 10.5301/HIP.2012.9761.
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Continuous-flow cold therapy after total knee arthroplasty. Morsi E J Arthroplasty. 2002 Sep; 17(6):718-22.
Postoperative cryotherapy after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective study of 86 patients. Kullenberg B, Ylipää S, Söderlund K, Resch S J Arthroplasty. 2006 Dec; 21(8):1175-9.
Fastest reduction of posttraumatic edema: continuous cryotherapy or intermittent impulse compression? Stöckle U, Hoffmann R, Schütz M, von Fournier C, Südkamp NP, Haas N Foot Ankle Int. 1997 Jul; 18(7):432-8.
Fastest Reduction of Post-traumatic Edema: Continuous Cryotherapy or Intermittent Impulse Compression, Stockle U et al, Foot Ankle Int 1997; 18 (7): 432-438
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Kullenberg, Björn; Ylipää, Staffan; Söderlund, Kerstin; Resch, Sylvia (2006-12-01). "Postoperative Cryotherapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study of 86 Patients". The Journal of Arthroplasty. 21 (8): 1175–1179. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2006.02.159. ISSN 0883-5403. PMID 17162178.