Effects of functional electrical stimulation on neuromuscular function after targeted muscle reinnervation surgery in rats

the purpose of targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) surgery is to provide more electromyography information for prosthetic control by reconstructing the deconstructed structure between the distal nerve and the stump muscle. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of denervated muscles or proximal nerve stump after peripheral nerve surgery can effectively promote nerve regeneration and muscle function recovery. This pilot divided SD adult male rats into normal control group, denervation group, TMR group, and FES group according to whether they received TMR surgery and whether they received FES after surgery. The results showed that low-frequency electrical stimulation treatment could effectively promote transplanted nerve regeneration and significantly enhances motor function of target muscles.Clinical Relevance—This experiment successfully established TMR rat models, and explored the recovery of injured neuromuscular function by using electrodes implanted intramuscularly and analyzing myoelectric signals, and the use of low-frequency electrical stimulation treatment had a positive effect on the regeneration of the transplanted nerve.