Full-thickness Burn Formation After the Use of Electrical Stimulation for Rehabilitation of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Electrical stimulation and interferential current are commonly used modalities in the physical rehabilitation of patients who have undergone joint arthroplasty surgery. Sparse data are available in the literature regarding potential complications from using these modalities. We report on a patient w...

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Published inThe Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 20; no. 7; pp. 950 - 953
Main Authors Ford, Kerry S., Shrader, Michael W., Smith, Jay, Mclean, Timothy J., Dahm, Diane L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2005
Subjects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - rehabilitation
burn
Burns, Electric - etiology
case report
Electric Stimulation Therapy - adverse effects
electrical stimulation
Humans
interferential current
joint arthroplasty
Male
Middle Aged
electrical stimulation
burn
case report
interferential current
joint arthroplasty
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Summary:Electrical stimulation and interferential current are commonly used modalities in the physical rehabilitation of patients who have undergone joint arthroplasty surgery. Sparse data are available in the literature regarding potential complications from using these modalities. We report on a patient who underwent a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty with a subsequent full-thickness skin burn over the metal implant after electrical stimulation and interferential current modalities in physical therapy.
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ISSN:0883-5403
1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2004.10.018