Trial reportJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2020
A comparison of ice wrap and subacromial injection for postoperative pain and edema control following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Trial report in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07516327 (Cold and Compression After Rotator Cuff Repair or Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Pain Attenuation), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Cold and Compression After Rotator Cuff Repair or Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Pain Attenuation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cryotherapy in Postoperative Shoulder Surgery: A Systematic Review.Therapeutic hypothermia and temperature management · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of obesity on post-surgical recovery and functional outcomes in rotator cuff tear repair.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Postoperative Cryotherapy in Joints Other Than the Knee: A Systematic Review of Pain, Edema, Analgesic Use, and Blood Loss in the Shoulder, Hand, Hip, and Ankle Joints.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Comparison of Analgesia Treatment Methods After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Network Meta-analysis of 42 Randomized Controlled Trials.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Review
- Does the Fatty Infiltration Influence the Re-tear Rate and Functional Outcome After Rotator Cuff Repair? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Critical shoulder angle (CSA): age and gender distribution in the general population.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2022Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPostoperative pain and edema are the most common problems associated with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. The purpose of the present study was to compare ice wrap and subacromial injection (SI) as treatments for early postop pain and edema control and to contrast them with a control group. MATERIALS AND
methods59 patients treated with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair were randomized into three groups: 23 patients who received an ice wrap, 20 patients who received a SI, and a control group of 16 patients.
resultsPatient demographics, comorbidities, tear retraction, degree of fatty muscle degeneration, surgical procedures, and amount of irrigation fluid were similar for the three groups, which also showed similar results regarding postoperative pain and edema control as well as analgesic consumption.
conclusionsThe present study failed to show any difference in effectiveness between the two most common pain management modalities, or between those modalities and the control group. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV, prospective observational study.
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