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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy to Restore Quadriceps Muscle Function in Patients After Orthopaedic Surgery

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy to Restore Quadriceps Muscle Function in Patients After Orthopaedic Surgery

Authors :
Yocheved Laufer
Michal Elboim Gabyzon
Paul Spector
Nicola A. Maffiuletti
Andrew J Kittelson
Jennifer Stevens Lapsley
Source :
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 98:2017-2024
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016.

Abstract

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) involves the application of preprogrammed trains of stimuli to superficial skeletal muscles—by means of surface electrodes placed over the muscle belly—with the ultimate goal to evoke visible tetanic contractions. Unlike other electrical stimulation

Details

ISSN :
15351386 and 00219355
Volume :
98
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c7380ddce4c995747dc584cda03d4b79
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.16.00192