Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Aug 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of knee joint icing on knee extension strength and knee pain early after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized cross-over study.
To investigate the acute effect of knee joint icing on knee extension strength and knee pain in patients shortly after total knee arthroplasty. ⋯ In contrast to observations in experimental knee effusion models and inflamed knee joints, knee joint icing for 30 minutes shortly after total knee arthroplasty had no acute effect on knee extension strength or knee pain.