Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces acute pain, and the use of analgesics after ankle fracture surgery

Objective: To evaluate the applicability of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a complementary treatment method to non-opioid analgesics for acute postoperative pain in patients undergoing surgical treatment due to ankle fractures. Methods: A prospective, randomized, analytical,...

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Main Authors: Rafael da Rocha Macedo, Aleksandro de Souza Ferreira, Ícaro Morais de Oliveira Silva, Matheus Lamartine Nogueira Duarte, Ricardo Luiz Gave Lima, Elzir Finizola, Inácio Diogo Asaumi, Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues, Roberto Yukio Ikemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Medicina e Cirurgia do Tornozelo e Pé - ABTPé 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of the Foot & Ankle
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Online Access:https://scijfootankle.emnuvens.com.br/JournalFootAnkle/article/view/1632