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, Julien Renault, MS, Laurent Pardon, MS, Gaelle Deley, PhD, Romuald Lepers, PhD, Jean-Marie Casillas, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 89, Issue 12, Pages 2265-2273 (December 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.024 Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 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. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 2265-2273DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.024) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 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. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 2265-2273DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.024) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 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. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 2265-2273DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.024) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions