PMID- 30882660
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190403
LR  - 20221005
IS  - 1536-5964 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-7974 (Print)
IS  - 0025-7974 (Linking)
VI  - 98
IP  - 11
DP  - 2019 Mar
TI  - Effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and ibuprofen for pain 
      caused by necrosis of the femoral head: A retrospective study.
PG  - e14812
LID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000014812 [doi]
LID - e14812
AB  - This retrospective study analyzed the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical 
      stimulation (NMES) for pain relief caused by necrosis of femoral head 
      (NFH).Totally, 80 cases of patients with NFH were analyzed and then were assigned 
      to a treatment group or a control group in this study. Of these, 40 cases in the 
      treatment group received ibuprofen and NMES therapy. The other 40 cases in the 
      control group received ibuprofen alone. Cases in both groups were treated for a 
      total of 6 weeks. The primary outcome of pain intensity was measured by a visual 
      analog scale (VAS). The secondary outcome was assessed by Western Ontario and 
      McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). In addition, adverse events 
      (AEs) were also recorded in each case. All outcomes were evaluated before and 
      after the treatment.After treatment, patients in the treatment group showed more 
      effectiveness in pain relief, as measured by VAS (P < .01) and WOMAC sub-pain 
      scale (P < .01), except stiffness, as evaluated by WOMAC sub-stiffness scale 
      (P = .07), and function, as assessed by WOMAC sub-function scale (P = .09), than 
      patients in the control group. Additionally, no significant differences in AEs 
      were detected between 2 groups.This study found that NMES may be helpful for pain 
      relief in patients with NFH.
FAU - Ji, Qing-Hui
AU  - Ji QH
AD  - First Ward of Orthopedics Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi 
      University.
FAU - Qiao, Xiao-Feng
AU  - Qiao XF
AD  - First Ward of Orthopedics Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi 
      University.
FAU - Wang, Shou-Feng
AU  - Wang SF
AD  - First Ward of Orthopedics Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi 
      University.
FAU - Zhao, Peng
AU  - Zhao P
AD  - Department of Orthopedics, Jiamusi Central Hospital.
FAU - Liu, Shi-Chen
AU  - Liu SC
AD  - First Ward of Orthopedics Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi 
      University.
FAU - Xue, Yu
AU  - Xue Y
AD  - Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi.
FAU - Qiao, Jian-Min
AU  - Qiao JM
AD  - First Ward of Orthopedics Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi 
      University.
FAU - Li, Yan-Bao
AU  - Li YB
AD  - Department of Orthopedics, Handan Central Hospital, Handan, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Medicine (Baltimore)
JT  - Medicine
JID - 2985248R
RN  - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal)
RN  - WK2XYI10QM (Ibuprofen)
SB  - IM
MH  - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage
MH  - China
MH  - Electric Stimulation Therapy/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - *Femur Head Necrosis/diagnosis/physiopathology/therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Ibuprofen/*administration & dosage
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Pain/diagnosis/etiology
MH  - Pain Management/methods
MH  - Pain Measurement/methods
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Treatment Outcome
PMC - PMC6426472
COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
EDAT- 2019/03/19 06:00
MHDA- 2019/04/04 06:00
PMCR- 2019/03/15
CRDT- 2019/03/19 06:00
PHST- 2019/03/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/03/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/04/04 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 00005792-201903150-00044 [pii]
AID - MD-D-18-08821 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000014812 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Mar;98(11):e14812. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014812.