A comparison of continuous cold flow and compression device and traditional icing regimen and no icing following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a pilot study Authors Umerr Butt Department of Sports Surgery, AO Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Javed Iqbal Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan Imran Ali Shah Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, AO Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Zainab Aqeel Khan Department of Research, AO Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Filip Vuletic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia Areeb Mohsin Final Year MBBS Student, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7664 Keywords: Cryotherapy, ACL tear, Arthroscopy, Sports injury, Rehabilitation Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of continuous cold flow and compression device as against traditional icing regimen and without icing after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. All patients undergoing ACL reconstruction from June 2021 to August 2021 were enrolled in this study. Patients were randomly allocated to three groups: A control group (n=10) with no ice regimen post-operatively, a second control group (n=10) with ice bag, and a third group (n=10) with continuous cold flow and compression device (physiolab). All patients who had isolated ACL tear evident on magnetic resonance imaging were included. Pain intensity, limb girth, Oxford Knee Score, and 12-item survey form were measured pre- and post-operatively. Significant difference was noted between pain scores in all groups at two- and six-week follow-ups with p-value of 0.004 and 0.01. ---Continue Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-12-24 How to Cite Butt, U., Iqbal, J., Shah, I. A., Khan, Z. A., Vuletic , F., & Mohsin , A. (2023). A comparison of continuous cold flow and compression device and traditional icing regimen and no icing following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a pilot study. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(1), 114–117. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7664 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 1 (2024): JANUARY Section Short Communication / Short Report License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.