Comparison of 180-degree and 360-degree skeletal muscle nerve cuff electrodes
Letsou G, Hogan J, Lee P, Kim J, Ariyan S, Dewar M, Baldwin J, Elefteriades J. Comparison of 180-degree and 360-degree skeletal muscle nerve cuff electrodes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1992, 54: 925-931. PMID: 1417288, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90651-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsDogsElectric StimulationElectrodes, ImplantedHistocytochemistryMuscle ContractionMusclesThoracic NervesConceptsNerve cuff electrodesThoracodorsal nerveCuff electrodeLatissimus dorsiEnd-stage cardiac failureNearby nerve fibersSkeletal muscleLatissimus dorsi muscleSkeletal muscle stimulationCardiac augmentationCardiac failureAcute evaluationHistologic characteristicsHistologic examinationNerve fibersClinical practiceI fibersMuscle stimulationNerveElectrode stimulationMuscle fibersMuscleMonthsSignificant differencesStimulation