Traumatic rib fractures
| Author (year)/type | Study location | Subject | Type of cryoablation | Control group | Decreased hospital LOS | Improved pain score | Decreased narcotic use | Increased operative time | Increased complication rate | Grade |
| Finneran et al (2020)27/Descriptive | La Jolla, California | 5 | US guided | Preprocedure self | n/a | + | n/a | n/a | n/a | Very low |
| Zhao et al (2019)28/Descriptive | Honolulu, Hawaii | 13 | Direct | Preprocedure self | n/a | + | n/a | n/a | n/a | Very low |
LOS, length of stay; n/a, not applicable; US, ultrasound.