Effects of electrical muscle stimulation combined with voluntary contractions after knee ligament surgery.

摘要: The aim of the present study is to compare effect electrical muscle stimulation combined with voluntary contractions a program only during immobilization in casts after anterior cruciate ligament surgery. Twenty-three patients, 7 women and 16 men mean age 28 yr, were randomized into two groups: an experimental group (13 patients) control (10 patients). Post-operatively, patients immobilized for 3 wk full leg cast knee flexed at angle 20 degrees 30 then another wk. All had standard quadriceps contractions. In addition, received 4 X 10 min, times.wk-1, frequency Hz. During each stimulation, requested contract voluntarily as well. When pre-operative measurements compared those end period (6 operation), significantly larger reduction extension isometric strength was found than group. comparisons data male subjects only, this difference still seen be significant. cross-sectional area measured computed tomography less reduced group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)