This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Myospare, a non-invasive device, which is connected to the body via electrodes placed in the injured leg. The electrodes which are placed in the middle or upper thigh will stimulate the quadriceps muscle. Myospare will be installed 1 day after the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery and will be removed after 6 weeks of treatment. The patients will be assigned to two groups: 1. Physiotherapy plus Myospare 2. Only physiotherapy The hypothesis of the study is that electrical stimulation combined with voluntary exercise is more effective than voluntary exercise alone.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Asaf Ha'rofe Orthopedic Department
Beer Yaacov, Israel
Hadassah Orthopedic Department
Jerusalem, Israel
Meir Orthopedic Department
Kfar Saba, Israel
the outcome measure is muscle weakness and atrophy (after six weeks) measured by isometric device
range of movement measured by protractor
swelling measure by physical examination
stability of the knee measure by KT1000
knee history measure by IKDC2000
functional preservation measure by single hop tests and triple hop tests
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