Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12 , Pages 2265-2273 , December 2008

Low-Frequency Electric Muscle Stimulation Combined With Physical Therapy After Total Hip Arthroplasty for Hip Osteoarthritis in Elderly Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Vincent Gremeaux, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle Rééducation-Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, Dijon, France
    • INSERM, U887, Dijon, France
    • INSERM–CIC-P 803, Dijon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Vincent Gremeaux, MD, Pôle Rééducation – Réadaptation, INSERM U887, 23 rue Gaffarel, 21079 Dijon Cedex, France
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  • Julien Renault, MS

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U887, Dijon, France
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  • Laurent Pardon, MS

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U887, Dijon, France
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  • Gaelle Deley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U887, Dijon, France
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  • Romuald Lepers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U887, Dijon, France
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  • Jean-Marie Casillas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle Rééducation-Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, Dijon, France
    • INSERM, U887, Dijon, France
    • INSERM–CIC-P 803, Dijon, France

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    Pre and post trial measurements of the knee extensors, maximal isometric strength of the operated and unoperated limb in the (A) LFEMS group (n=16) and (B) control group (n=13). Data are expressed as

    Pre and post trial measurements of the knee extensors, maximal isometric strength of the operated and unoperated limb in the (A) LFEMS group (n=16) and (B) control group (n=13). Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Abbreviation: Ctrl, control group; LFEMS, low-frequency electric muscle stimulation group. **P<.01; *P<.05.

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    The change in maximal isometric peak force of knee extensors in the operated and nonoperated side. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: Ctrl, control group; LFEMS, low-frequency electric mu

    The change in maximal isometric peak force of knee extensors in the operated and nonoperated side. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: Ctrl, control group; LFEMS, low-frequency electric muscle stimulation group. *P<.05.

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    Maximal isometric torque of knee extensors ratio between the operated and nonoperated side before and after rehabilitation. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: Ctrl, control group; LFEMS,

    Maximal isometric torque of knee extensors ratio between the operated and nonoperated side before and after rehabilitation. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: Ctrl, control group; LFEMS, low-frequency electric muscle stimulation; NS, nonsignificant. *P<.01.

 Supported by Dijon University Hospital and the Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique (grant no. DGS 2002/0093).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01388-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.024

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12 , Pages 2265-2273 , December 2008

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