TY - JOUR TI - Cryotherapy compared with Robert Jones bandage after total knee replacement: a prospective randomized trial. AU - Gibbons CE AU - Solan MC AU - Ricketts DM AU - Patterson M AB - Sixty patients undergoing total knee replacement were randomized to receive either a cold compression dressing (Cryo/Cuff, Aircast, UK) or a modified Robert Jones bandage immediately after surgery. The cold compression dressing was used for a minimum of 6 h per day throughout the hospital stay, and the modified Robert Jones bandage remained in place for 48 h from the time of operation. The 2 groups of patients were compared during their hospital stay for blood loss, range of movement, pain scores and need for analgesia. No difference was found between the 2 groups except for less blood loss in the surgical drains in the cold compression group (P < 0.05). Postoperative complications were seen in both groups, but no complication was associated with either the cold compression dressing or the modified Robert Jones bandage. LA - English T2 - International orthopaedics VL - 25 SP - 250-2 IS - 4 SN - 0341-2695 PY - 2001 DA - 2001 DO - 10.1007/s002640100227 U1 - 11561502[pmid] DB - EPISTEMONIKOS UR - http://www.epistemonikos.org/documents/1256c3bcfff380ced87015c651e8bf38793862a8 ER -