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2. Cold compression therapy - Wikipedia

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   Cold compression therapy, also known as hilotherapy, combines two of the principles of rest, ice, compression, elevation to reduce pain and swelling from a sports or activity injury to soft tissues and is recommended by orthopedic surgeons following surgery. The therapy is especially useful for sprains, strains, pulled muscles and pulled ligaments.

3. Cryotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Cryotherapy, sometimes known as cold therapy, is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy may be used to treat a variety of tissue lesions.[1] The most prominent use of the term refers to the surgical treatment, specifically known as cryosurgeryor cryoablation. Cryosurgery is the application of extremely low ...

4. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability, most commonly offered when joint pain is not diminished by conservative sources. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It may also be performed for other knee diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

5. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   007208. [ edit on Wikidata] Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL reconstruction) is a surgical tissue graft replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament, located in the knee, to restore its function after an injury. [ 1 ] The torn ligament can either be removed from the knee (most common), or preserved (where the graft is passed ...

6. Nina Dobrev Is Using A Controversial Tool To Recover From ...

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   CPM devices are used after surgery to reduce joint stiffness and improve range of motion, Healthline reports. The machine is often used as part of rehabilitation after knee surgery.

7. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest - Wikipedia

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   Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) is a surgical technique in which the temperature of the body falls significantly (between 20 °C (68 °F) to 25 °C (77 °F)) and blood circulation is stopped for up to one hour. It is used when blood circulation to the brain must be stopped because of delicate surgery within the brain, or because of ...