Clinical effect of electromyostimulation in the perioperative period of operations on the ankle joint

Abstract

SummaryIntroduction. Surgical procedures can relieve pain symp-toms and improve function in patients with middle or late stage ankle osteoarthritis. However, the incidence of ve-nous thromboembolic complications in orthopedic sur-gery is 45–70%. Aim of the study. To study the effect of period treatment results after ankle joint surgery due to the use of electromyostimulation, as well as the possibil-ities to prevent deep vein thrombosis. Methods. 42 pa-tients with osteoarthritis of the ankle joint of the middle or late stage were divided into the control group and electromyostimulation group. The changes of preope-rative and postoperative measures of coagulation ana-lysis, duration of surgery, intraoperative blood loss, VAS score and quality of aid were observed between the two groups. Results. The coagulation analysis value and VAS score in the electromyostimulation group on the 7th day after surgery were significantly better than in the control group (р<0.05). However, there was no statistical differ-ence between the two groups in the duration of surgery, intraoperative blood loss, and quality of aid (р>0.05). Conclusions. Electromyostimulation has a significant impact on the prevention of venous thromboembolic complications, and it is safe and worthy of clinical appli-cation