Orthopedic surgery and sports medicine commonly use cryotherapy to reduce inflammation, alleviate pain, lower the chance of secondary hypoxic injury, and decrease hematoma formation [1,2]. Methods of cryotherapy vary widely in their sophistication, ranging from bags of ice or freezable gel packs to liquid perfusion cryotherapy devices. These perfusion cryotherapy devices circulate near 0°C water through a flexible bladder, resulting in localized tissue cooling.
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