Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair
An invasive approach to accelerate tendon healing in vivo with direct current electrical stimulation is presented in this study. Achilles tendons of rabbits have been transected and repaired on both legs. An electrical circuit was designed to provide a 7-mAmp current on the repair site of one leg wh...
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| author | Goh, Sin Suan |
| author2 | Chou, Siaw Meng |
| author_facet | Chou, Siaw Meng Goh, Sin Suan |
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| description | An invasive approach to accelerate tendon healing in vivo with direct current electrical stimulation is presented in this study. Achilles tendons of rabbits have been transected and repaired on both legs. An electrical circuit was designed to provide a 7-mAmp current on the repair site of one leg while the other acts as control. After 21 days of treatment, the rabbits were sacrificed and the Achilles tendons were extracted for mechanical testing. The Ultimate Load, Ultimate Elongation, Strain at Ultimate Tensile Stress (UTS) and Cross-sectional area were found to be significantly higher in the stimulated group as compared to control. The results strongly suggest that using electrical stimulation for tendon repair results in quicker return to normal function. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/57542023-03-11T16:59:58Z Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair Goh, Sin Suan Chou, Siaw Meng School of Mechanical and Production Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering An invasive approach to accelerate tendon healing in vivo with direct current electrical stimulation is presented in this study. Achilles tendons of rabbits have been transected and repaired on both legs. An electrical circuit was designed to provide a 7-mAmp current on the repair site of one leg while the other acts as control. After 21 days of treatment, the rabbits were sacrificed and the Achilles tendons were extracted for mechanical testing. The Ultimate Load, Ultimate Elongation, Strain at Ultimate Tensile Stress (UTS) and Cross-sectional area were found to be significantly higher in the stimulated group as compared to control. The results strongly suggest that using electrical stimulation for tendon repair results in quicker return to normal function. Master of Science (Biomedical Engineering) 2008-09-17T10:58:13Z 2008-09-17T10:58:13Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5754 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering Goh, Sin Suan Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair |
| title | Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair |
| title_full | Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair |
| title_fullStr | Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair |
| title_short | Effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair |
| title_sort | effects of electrical stimulation on tendon repair |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering |
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