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Optimizing stimulation parameters in functional electrical stimulation of denervated muscles: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: To counteract denervation atrophy long-term electrical stimulation with a high number of muscle contractions has to be applied. This may lead to discomfort of the patient and negative side effects like burns. A functional effective muscle contraction induced by the lowest possible stimul...

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Autores principales: Pieber, Karin, Herceg, Malvina, Paternostro-Sluga, Tatjana, Schuhfried, Othmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26048812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-015-0046-0