Grasping power by means of functional electrical stimulation in a case of C6 complete tetraplegia

Yoichi Shimada; Satoaki Chida; Toshiki Matsunaga; Akiko Misawa; Hiroki Ito; Tsutomu Sakuraba; Mineyoshi Sato; Kazutoshi Hatakeyama; Eiji Itoi

doi:10.1620/tjem.201.91

Grasping power by means of functional electrical stimulation in a case of C6 complete tetraplegia

Yoichi Shimada, Satoaki Chida, Toshiki Matsunaga, Akiko Misawa, Hiroki Ito, Tsutomu Sakuraba, Mineyoshi Sato, Kazutoshi Hatakeyama, Eiji Itoi

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Grasping power (GP) by means of functional electrical stimulation (FES) was measured in a case of C6 complete tetraplegia. This was compared with GP by means of the dynamic tenodesis effect, the flexor hinge splint and the GP of normal female. Palmar grasp strength by means of FES was approximately 16% of the control group and 2.4 times greater than the flexor hinge splint. Lateral grasp strength by FES was approximately 13% of the control group. Our results suggest that FES is more effective than the flexor hinge splint in increasing the GP of tetraplegic patients, and that a stronger and stable GP, which is not affected by wrist position, makes FES practical for improving activities of daily living (ADL.)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-96
Number of pages	6
Journal	Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Volume	201
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.201.91
Publication status	Published - 2003 Oct
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Complete tetraplegia
Functional electrical stimulation (FES)
Grasping power
Percutaneous intramuscular electrode

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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Grasping power by means of functional electrical stimulation in a case of C6 complete tetraplegia. / Shimada, Yoichi; Chida, Satoaki; Matsunaga, Toshiki; Misawa, Akiko; Ito, Hiroki; Sakuraba, Tsutomu; Sato, Mineyoshi; Hatakeyama, Kazutoshi; Itoi, Eiji.

In: Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol. 201, No. 2, 10.2003, p. 91-96.

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