A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Implantable 2-Channel Peroneal Nerve Stimulator on Walking Speed and Activity in Poststroke Hemiplegia Anke I. Kottink, MSc, Hermie J. Hermens, PhD, Anand V. Nene, MD, PhD, Martin J. Tenniglo, PT, Hans E. van der Aa, MD, PhD, Hendrik P. Buschman, PhD, Maarten J. IJzerman, PT, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 88, Issue 8, Pages 971-978 (August 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.002 Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Implantable 2-channel peroneal nerve stimulator: (A) external system and (B) implant. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2007 88, 971-978DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.002) Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Flowchart of patients through the study. *Defective implant; †resultant of randomization procedure; ‡psychologic issues not related to the study; §excluded from analysis as a result of dropout after randomization. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2007 88, 971-978DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.002) Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 6MWT results measured in the intervention and control groups: walking speed (left y axis) calculated from distance (right y axis). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2007 88, 971-978DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.002) Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Walking speed (mean) measured on a 10-m walkway. Abbreviations: C, control; I, intervention. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2007 88, 971-978DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.002) Copyright © 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions