Two years of Functional Electrical Stimulation by large surface electrodes for denervated muscles improve skin epidermis in SCI

• Main Authors: Giovanna Albertin (Author), Helmut Kern (Author), Christian Hofer (Author), Diego Guidolin (Author), Andrea Porzionato (Author), Anna Rambaldo (Author), Raffaele De Caro (Author), Francesco Piccione (Author), Andrea Marcante (Author), Sandra Zampieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our previous studies have shown that severely atrophic Quadriceps muscles of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients suffering with complete conus and cauda equina lesions, and thus with permanent denervation-induced atrophy and degeneration of muscle fibers, were almost completely rescued to normal size...