Cryotherapy After Total Knee Replacement: Limited Evidence for Modest Benefits
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- Low-certainty evidence indicates cryotherapy might decrease early postoperative blood loss and pain following total knee replacement (TKR).
- Small improvement observed in range of motion by discharge, but unclear long-term functionality benefits.
- Study quality limitations, including bias and lack of blinding, weaken certainty of results.
- Future high-quality trials are required to determine clinically meaningful benefits and patient-centered outcomes.
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