[Research advance of treatment of peripheral nerve injury with neuromuscular electric stimulation].
OBJECTIVE
To review researches of treatment of peripheral nerve injury with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) regarding mechanism, parameters, and clinical application at home and abroad.


METHODS
The latest original literature concerning treatment of peripheral nerve injury with NMES was extensively reviewed.


RESULTS
NMES should be used under individual parameters and proper mode of stimulation at early stage of injury. It could promote nerve regeneration and prevent muscle atrophy.


CONCLUSIONS
NMES plays an important role in clinical application of treating peripheral nerve injury, and implantable stimulation will be the future.
Liu
Xiaolin
X
Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai 6th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, PR China.
Wang
Jinwu
J
Dai
Kerong
K
D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*