Effects of 6 weeks of cryotherapy plus compression therapy after total or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: protocol for a single-centre, single-blind randomised controlled trial

Introduction Effective rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is often impeded by pain and swelling. Beneficial short-term effects in terms of pain and opioid use after a short period of cryotherapy (±compression therapy) have been demonstrate...

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Main Authors: Reinoud W Brouwer, Astrid J de Vries, Haci K Aksakal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-01-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e077614.full