Neurophysiological evaluation of the muscular hypotrophy after immobilization.

ABSTRACT

Muscular hypotrophy due to arm or leg immobilization (MH) in absence of neuromuscular pathologies was tested by EMG spectral analysis, in order to identify a possible neurophysiological method able to analyze this kind of particular clinical picture. Two different groups of patients were tested. In group 1 the patients were suffering from vastus medialis muscle MH due to meniscus surgery, in group 2 the patients were suffering from biceps brachii muscle MH after humerus fracture. A significant difference between normal and pathological muscles was found and the methods may be useful in the neurophysiological evaluation of MH.