Effectiveness of Electric Stimulation of the Vastus Medialis Muscle in the Rehabilitation of Patients after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1850-1853

  Avramidis, Kyriakos ^b   Strike, Paul W ^b   Taylor, Paul N ^b   Swain, Ian D ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arthroplasty, replacement, knee; Electric stimulation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY KNEE SCORE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGICAL COST INDEX; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0345529079     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00429-5     Document Type: Article

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