Efficacy of continuous local cryotherapy following total hip arthroplasty

Cryotherapy is rarely reported on the usefulness of cryotherapy applied after total hip arthroplasty (THA), and there are no reports about patient satisfaction against the cryotherapy following THA. The aim of this study was whether cryotherapy can be useful for relieving pain, reducing blood loss, and swelling, and improving patient satisfaction after THA.Thirty patients who had undergone THA were treated by a controlled cooling device for 72 h...