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Cryotherapy reduces pain but has no effect on drainage and ROM after ACL reconstruction

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July 2014

Cryotherapy reduces pain but has no effect on drainage and ROM after ACL reconstruction

Vol: 3| Issue: 7| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Cryotherapy After ACL Reconstruction: A Meta-analysis

J Knee Surg. 2005 Apr;18(2):123-9

Contributing Authors:
MC Raynor R Pietrobon U Guller LD Higgins

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This meta-analysis included 7 randomized controlled trials comparing cryotherapy and a placebo in patients who received anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Pooled results from the analysis indicated that patients who received cryotherapy experienced significantly less postoperative pain than those who received the placebo. There was no difference between the two groups for postoperati...

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