Ice treatment of injured ligaments: an experimental model.
Using the radiocarpal ligament of the domestic pig as an experimental model the effects of ice therapy were studied. The results indicate that application of ice causes: (1) Increased subcutaneous swelling to injured or uninjured soft tissue; (2) A diminution of histological evidence of inflammation in injured ligamentous tissue.
D000818:Animals; D017679:Cryotherapy; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy*; D005552:Forelimb / Q000293:injuries; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries*; D008954:Models, Biological; D013552:Swine