Functional electrical stimulation on paraplegic patients

We report on clinical and physiological effects of 8 months Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) of quadriceps femoris muscle on 16 paraplegic patients. Each patient had muscle biopsies, CT-muscle diameter measurements, knee extension strength testing carried out before and after 8 months FES tra...

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Main Author: Helmut Kern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-07-01
Series:European Journal of Translational Myology
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/2940