PMID- 37486444 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230727 IS - 2197-1153 (Print) IS - 2197-1153 (Electronic) IS - 2197-1153 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jul 24 TI - Dynamic intermittent compression cryotherapy with intravenous nefopam results in faster pain recovery than static compression cryotherapy with oral nefopam: post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. PG - 72 LID - 10.1186/s40634-023-00639-3 [doi] LID - 72 AB - PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of dynamic intermittent compression cryotherapy (DICC) (CryoNov(R)) with an intravenous nefopam-based pain management protocol (DCIVNPP) in reducing post-operative pain following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) compared to static compression cryotherapy (SCC) (Igloo(R)) and oral Nefopam. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data including 676 patients who underwent primary ACLR in 2022. Patients were either in the DCIVNPP group or in the SCC (control group), and were matched for age, sex, and Lysholm and Tegner scores (338 per arm). The primary outcome was pain on the visual analogue scale (VAS), analyzed in relation to the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and the Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) thresholds for VAS. The secondary outcome was side effects. RESULTS: Postoperative pain in the DCIVNPP group was less severe on the VAS than in the control group (p < 0.05). The maximum difference in the VAS between groups was 0.57, which is less than the MCID threshold for VAS. The DCIVNPP group crossed the PASS threshold for VAS on Day 3, sooner than the control group. The side effect profiles were similar in both groups except for higher rates of dizziness and malaise in the DCIVNPP group, and higher rates of abdominal pain in the control group. Most of the side effects decreased over time in both groups, with no significant side effects after Day 3. CONCLUSION: DCIVNPP effectively allows for faster pain recovery than in the control group. The difference in side effects between the protocols may be due to mode of administration of nefopam. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Moussa, Mohamad K AU - Moussa MK AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. mhamadmoussa71976798@gmail.com. FAU - Lefevre, Nicolas AU - Lefevre N AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. FAU - Valentin, Eugenie AU - Valentin E AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. FAU - Meyer, Alain AU - Meyer A AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. FAU - Grimaud, Olivier AU - Grimaud O AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. FAU - Bohu, Yoan AU - Bohu Y AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. FAU - Gerometta, Antoinne AU - Gerometta A AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. FAU - Khiami, Frederic AU - Khiami F AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. FAU - Hardy, Alexandre AU - Hardy A AD - Department of Sports Surgery, Clinique du Sport, 75005, Paris, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230724 PL - United States TA - J Exp Orthop JT - Journal of experimental orthopaedics JID - 101653750 PMC - PMC10366045 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ACL reconstruction OT - Cryotherapy OT - Dynamic compression cryotherapy OT - Early recovery OT - Morphine-free analgesia OT - PASS OT - Static cryotherapy COIS- NL: Consultant at Websurvey Society, Paris France. AH: Consultant for Arthrex and Depuy. EDAT- 2023/07/24 13:06 MHDA- 2023/07/24 13:07 PMCR- 2023/07/24 CRDT- 2023/07/24 11:10 PHST- 2023/05/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/24 13:07 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/24 13:06 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/24 11:10 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s40634-023-00639-3 [pii] AID - 639 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s40634-023-00639-3 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Exp Orthop. 2023 Jul 24;10(1):72. doi: 10.1186/s40634-023-00639-3.