No long-term effect of 7-day computer-assisted cryotherapy treatment after total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Positive effects on pain and opioid use were found in the first post-operative week, but long-term effects are unclear. Since rapid recovery studies show that short-term benefits may have positive long-term effects, the aim of this study is to investigate if there are any late effects (until 1 year post-operative) of computer-assisted cryotherapy (CAC) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on knee function, pain and patient satisfaction.

Methods

A single-centre non-blinded randomized controlled trial was performed, comparing a cryotherapy group and a regular post-operative care group after TKA. The cryotherapy group used computer-assisted cooling, with instructions for cooling several hours per day for the first seven post-operative days. Oxford knee scores (OKS) (0-48

SUBMITTER: Teeuw G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581919 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature