Is it possible to decrease skin temperature with ice packs under casts and bandages?

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dc.contributor.authorOkcu G.
dc.contributor.authorYercan H.S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:23:12Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:23:12Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: There is a general belief that the presence of a cast or a bandage eliminates the lowering effects of skin temperature when local cold therapy applied on the surface of the cast or bandage. The purpose of this study is to determine the magnitude of temperature changes at the skin of the ankle after the application of frozen ice packs to the surface of various casts and bandages both in normal and swollen ankles. Materials and methods: Thirty-two healthy subjects (Group A) and 12 patients with Grade III inversion type acute ankle sprain (Group B) were randomly divided into four groups. The sensor of the digital thermometer was secured to the ankle over the anterior talo-fibular ligament in every subject before placement of a bandage or cast. Robert Jones bandage, elastic support bandage, a below-knee plaster cast and synthetic below-knee cast were applied in groups 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Two frozen ice packs were placed around the cast or bandage at the level of sensor, and skin temperatures were recorded. Results: The skin temperature under dressings and casts decreased significantly relative to the baseline temperatures with local cold therapy in all groups. The fall in the temperature with cryotherapy in group A showed a three-phase pattern of change between groups 1 and 2, groups 2 and 3 and groups 2 and 4 during the experiment. The fall in the skin temperature with ice packs differed significantly between groups 1 and 3, and also groups 1 and 4 from the beginning till the end of the experiment. There was no significant difference between groups 3 and 4 in terms of skin temperature fall with cryotherapy during the whole experiment. The results were similar in group B. Conclusion: A bandage or cast does not prevent measurable skin temperature lowering by frozen ice packs both in normal and swollen ankles. © Springer-Verlag 2006.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/s00402-006-0189-3
dc.identifier.issn09368051
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19433
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAnkle Injuries
dc.subjectBandages
dc.subjectBody Temperature
dc.subjectCasts, Surgical
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectIce
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectSkin
dc.subjectSprains and Strains
dc.subjectice
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectankle edema
dc.subjectankle sprain
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectaxilla temperature
dc.subjectbandage
dc.subjectbody mass
dc.subjectbody temperature
dc.subjectcast application
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcryotherapy
dc.subjectelectronic thermometer
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpatient positioning
dc.subjectplaster cast
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectskin temperature
dc.subjectsupine position
dc.subjecttemperature measurement
dc.subjecttreatment outcome
dc.titleIs it possible to decrease skin temperature with ice packs under casts and bandages?
dc.typeArticle

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