Neuromuscular electrostimulation via the common peroneal nerve promotes lower limb blood flow in a below-knee cast: A potential for thromboprophylaxis

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the characteristics of deep venous flow in the leg in a cast and the effects of a wearable neuromuscular stimulator (geko; FirstKind Ltd) and also to explore the participants’ tolerance of the stimulator. METHODS: This is an open-label physiological study on ten healt...

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Autores principales: Warwick, D. J., Shaikh, A., Gadola, S., Stokes, M., Worsley, P., Bain, D., Tucker, A. T., Gadola, S. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23999610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.29.2000176

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