Prospective, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial on the Use of Immediate Post-Operative Electrical Muscle Stimulation to Preserve Muscle Function and Volume Following Achilles Tendon Surgery

Prospective, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial on the Use of Immediate Post-Operative Electrical Muscle Stimulation to Preserve Muscle Function and Volume Following Achilles Tendon Surgery

Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Post-surgical muscle atrophy is common after Achilles tendon repair and immobilization. Muscle atrophy takes significant rehabilitation effort and time to recover, sometimes never returning to pre-operative level. Neuromuscular stimulation has been shown to impr...

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Main Authors: Christopher Hyer DPM, Gregory Berlet MD, James Wilgus DPT, Christy Collins PhD, Joshua Houser MD, Matthew Crill MPT, MS, MBA, Carrie Sexton, Emily Stansbury, Patrick Bull DO, Terrence Philbin DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000215

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000215

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