[Effect of biological electric stimulation on free muscle transfer]

Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 1997 Jan;11(1):49-51.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The rectus femoris muscles of rabbits were used as muscle model. The electrical stimulation which resembled the normal motor-unit activity was used to observe its effects on free transferred muscle. After three months, the moist muscle weight (MW), its maximum cross-section area, its contractility and its histochemical characteristics were examined. The results showed that the function and morphology of the muscles were well preserved. These findings might encourage its clinical application.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Female
  • Male
  • Microelectrodes
  • Microsurgery
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Muscle, Skeletal / anatomy & histology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / transplantation*
  • Rabbits