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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
- Source :
- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 98:2017-2024
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016.
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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
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Knee Joint
Electric Stimulation Therapy
Stimulation
Quadriceps Muscle
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Clinical Protocols
Knee rehabilitation
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
In patient
Electric stimulation therapy
Muscle Strength
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
business.industry
Quadriceps muscle
Recovery of Function
030229 sport sciences
General Medicine
Orthopedic surgery
Surgery
business
Algorithms
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Muscle Contraction
Subjects
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