Does adding neuromuscular electrical stimulation to rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty lead to a better quadriceps muscle strength recovery? A systematic review

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作者
Labanca, Luciana [1 ,2 ]
Bonsanto, Fabio [1 ]
Raffa, Debora [1 ]
Magli, Antonella Orlandi [1 ]
Benedetti, Maria Grazia [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] IRCCS Ist Ortoped Rizzoli, Phys Med & Rehabil Unit, Via Giulio Cesare Pupilli 1, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
[2] Univ Bologna, Dept Biomed & Neuromotor Sci, Bologna, Italy
关键词
arthrogenic muscle inhibition; rehabilitation; strength training; total knee arthroplasty; INHIBITION; INTENSITY;
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10.1097/MRR.0000000000000525
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R49 [康复医学];
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100215 ;
摘要
Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) show postsurgical quadriceps weakness. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been shown to be an effective treatment for muscle strength recovery in a number of orthopaedic conditions. The aim of this review is to investigate whether adding NMES to TKA rehabilitation leads to a better quadriceps strength recovery in comparison with standardized rehabilitation. A second aim is to investigate which are the most commonly used NMES pulse settings and their effectiveness. A systematic review of literature was conducted on PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus and Web-of-Science. Intervention studies evaluating the effects of a rehabilitation intervention based on quadriceps NMES in patients undergoing TKA were retrieved. Methodological quality was assessed using the risk of bias-2 Cochrane tool. Features of NMES rehabilitation and technical data on NMES settings were extracted from the studies. Four studies met the inclusion criteria. Due to the limited number and the heterogeneity of the selected studies, it was not appropriate to carry out a meta-analysis. All the studies reported higher quadriceps strength in patients undergoing quadriceps NMES, particularly early after TKA. The addition of NMES or traditional strength training shows similar long-term effects. Short duration and low-intensity NMES have limited effects on quadriceps strength. Heterogeneity was found on NMES methodologies and pulse settings. In conclusion, NMES is effective for quadriceps strength recovery following TKA. NMES intensity and duration are essential for good NMES outcomes on quadriceps strength. Further studies on NMES methodologies, pulse features and settings are required to address the gaps in knowledge on NMES following TKA.
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