title: Functional electrical stimulation for a dropped foot.
abstract: The purpose of this collective review is to study the techniques, usage, methods, and clinical results of functional electrical stimulation applied to the peroneal nerve in the treatment of dropped foot. When stimulation is applied through surface electrodes, clinical reports have documented the therapeutic and orthotic benefits of functional electrical stimulation. Clinical trials are now being undertaken in which implantable electrodes are being used to stimulate the peroneal nerve in patients with dropped foot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0376, USA. rpw4n@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wilder
authors.forename: Tyler C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wind
authors.forename: Elizabeth V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Brenda E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Crider
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome