SynthesisEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Femoral quadriceps neuromuscular electrical stimulation after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.
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- Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
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- Estimation of Expenditure and Challenges Related to Rehabilitation After Knee Arthroplasty: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Development of the Protocol to Deliver Graded Stimulation Intensity on Lower Limbs Using Belt-shaped Electrode Skeletal Muscle Stimulation.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- Additional effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on knee extension lag, pain and knee range of motion in immediate postsurgical phase (0-2 weeks) in primary total knee arthroplasty patient.Annals of translational medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients submitted to total knee arthroplasty. This was a systematic review with no language or publication status restriction. Our search was made in Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase and LILACS. Randomized or quasi-randomized clinical trials evaluating neuromuscular electrical stimulation after total knee arthroplasty were included. Four studies with moderate risk of bias and low statistical power were included, totalizing 376 participants. There was no statistically significant difference in knee function, pain and range of motion during 12 month follow-up. This review concluded that neuromuscular electrical stimulation was less effective than traditional rehabilitation in function, muscular strength and range of motion. However, this technique was useful for quadriceps activation during the first days after surgery.
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