dysfunction after total knee arthroplasty
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:basic treatment, conventional recovery and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
Control group:basic treatment, conventional recovery and simulative transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
Sponsors
Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) The patients will receive unilateral total knee arthroplasty; (2) Aged from 55 years to 75 years; (3) The diagnosis criteria is in accordance with the diagnosis and treatment guideline of arthritis issued by Chinese orthopaedics association in 2007, and the grade of knee Kellgren-Lawrace is the IV level; (4) According to the American society of anesthesiologists physical status classification, the illness severity is identified to be II level; (5) The subjects and one of their family members sign the informed consent voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Severe infection or deep venous thrombosis after surgery; (2) The pacemaker need to be worn or has been worn; (3) Severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer or organ failure were found; (4) There are serious osteoporosis, tuberculosis, infection, cancer and other special conditions; (5) Other related treatments being received may affect this study; (6) Patients with cognitive impairment, mental retardation and mental disorders; (7) Unwilling to receive electrical stimulation or rehabilitation treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knee pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knee surgery score;range of knee motion;para-knee articular soft tissue swelling;flexor and extensor muscle strength;postural stability test;timed up and go test; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactShangquan Wang
Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed