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Electromiographic Analysis of the Quadriceps After Trauma

Completed
Conditions
Leg Injury
Bone Fracture
Registration Number
NCT05574556
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo
Brief Summary

The lower limb is the region most affected by fractures in the human body. The magnitude of the trauma can cause injuries to structures adjacent to the fracture, promoting joint instability and consequently predisposition to osteoarthritis. The treatment of fractures can be performed conservatively or surgically, and one of the consequences of the surgery is arthrogenic muscle inhibition, which presents itself as a marked muscle weakness due to inhibition of the central nervous system that prevents adequate muscle activation. However, recruiting the quadriceps is the most commonly used goal to determine the patient's return to activities. Physiotherapy has several resources for the functional activation of the quadriceps muscle, such as neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES), verbal command of muscle activation and neuromatrix techniques. Thus, the objective of this study will be to analyze, by means of electromyography, the myoelectric activity of the quadriceps muscle in individuals undergoing physical therapy intervention, affected by some fracture of the lower limb.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
74
Inclusion Criteria
  • trauma in lower member intervention
Exclusion Criteria
  • neuromuscular disease

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
electromyographyone time - during the procedure

will be performed an examination of electrical muscle conductance

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
myoelectric activity of the quadriceps muscleone time - during the procedure

will be performed an examination of electrical muscle conductance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Claudio Cazarini Júnior

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Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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