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ReviewJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2022

The role of electrical stimulation for rehabilitation and regeneration after spinal cord injury.

Brian A Karamian, Nicholas Siegel, Blake Nourie, Mijail D Serruya, Robert F Heary, James S Harrop, Alexander R Vaccaro

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Review in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Brian A KaramianRothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut St, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA. brian.karamian@rothmanortho.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0512-6019
Nicholas SiegelRothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut St, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
Blake NourieRothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut St, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
Mijail D SerruyaThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
Robert F HearyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ, 07110, USA.
James S HarropThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
Alexander R VaccaroRothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut St, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrical stimulation is used to elicit muscle contraction and can be utilized for neurorehabilitation following spinal cord injury when paired with voluntary motor training. This technology is now an important therapeutic intervention that results in improvement in motor function in patients with spinal cord injuries. The purpose of this review is to summarize the various forms of electrical stimulation technology that exist and their applications. Furthermore, this paper addresses the potential future of the technology.

Indexed as

Spinal Cord InjuriesElectric StimulationHumansElectrical stimulationFunctional electrical stimulationNeuroplasticityNeuroprosthesisNeurorehabilitationSpinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID34989884
PMCPMC8738840

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