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Preemptive cryotherapy reduces pain & percocet use into first POD after ACL reconstruction
February 2015
Preemptive cryotherapy reduces pain & percocet use into first POD after ACL reconstruction
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Preoperative cryotherapy use in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
J Knee Surg. 2014 Dec;27(6):479-84Synopsis
59 patients scheduled for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction were randomized to one of two groups: preoperative cryotherapy or to a control group not receiving preemptive cryotherapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of preoperative cryotherapy over the first 4 days postoperatively. Patients were evaluated for pain and analgesic consumption (percocet). ...
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