Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain control after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yongjun Zhu, Yuxing Feng, Lihua Peng
Department of Orthopaedics, The Ninth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400700, China
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2273
Lay Abstract
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as an adjunctive therapy to pharmacologic treatment might be promising to control pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the effect of TENS on patients with TKA. Six RCTs involving 529 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Compared to control intervention, TENS supplementation intervention was found to significantly reduce pain and morphine requirement over 24 h and promote functional recovery in patients with TKA.
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