Knee injury
Conditions
Interventions
TENS group, with 23 participants, in which patients will be evaluated and receive intervention with TENS application and prescribed analgesic medication (if necessary) associated with the conventional
Procedure/surgery
E02.331.800
Sponsors
Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects aged between 18 and 40 years with ACL rupture who underwent surgery through the bone-tendon-arthroscopic technique admitted to the Santa Luzia hospital; Have signed the Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Prior rupture of meniscus requiring prior repair; Evidence of degenerative disease on radiological imaging or MRI; Patients with deficit of superficial sensitivity; Patients with loss of level of consciousness; Cognitive disability that makes it impossible to understand and sign the consent form to participate in the study; Patients with previous stroke sequelae; Patients who develop wound infection; Death during the research period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean difference in the level of knee pain assessed by the Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS) from pre to postoperative from the finding of at least 5% variation in pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean difference in knee range of motion assessed by pre- and post-intervention goniometry from a finding of at least 5% variation in pre- and post-intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarcelo Dohnerrt
Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Outcome results
None listed