Abstract
During the last decades great progress has been made in Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES). Basic research on stimulated nerves and muscles led to several clinical applications. Treatment of ventilatory insufficiency using a phrenic pace-maker is more than thirty years old and meanwhile the state of the art for distinct indications (Glenn 1986, Fodstad 1992, Creasy 1996, Girsch 1996). Long-term cardiac assistance is derived from stimulated muscles using different techniques. Cardiomyoplasty has been performed in several hundred clinical cases (Chiu 1991, Carpentier 1993). Aortomyoplasty was intro-duced in clinical practice recently (Chachques 1996). Graciloplasty for treatment of anal incontinence is on its way to routine clinical use (Seccia 1994, Baeten 1995).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Baeten CGMI, Geerdes BP, Adang EM, Heineman E, Konsten J, Engel G, Kester A, Spaans F, Soeters PB (1995) Anal dynamic graciloplasty in the treatment of intractable faecal incontinence. New Eng J Med 332: 1600–1605
Carpentier A, Chachques JC, Acar C et al. (1993) Dynamic cardiomyoplasty at seven years. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 106(1): 42–52
Chachques JC, Radermercker M, Tolan MJ, Fischer EI, Grandjean PA, Carpentier AF (1996) Aortomyoplasty counterpulsation: experimental results and early clinical experience. Ann Thorac Surg 61(1): 420–425
Chiu RCJ (1991) Dynamic cardiomyoplasty, an overview. PACE 14: 577–584
Creasy G, Elefteriades J, DiMarco JA, Talonen P, Bijak M, Girsch W, Kantor C (1996) Electrical stimulation to restore respiration. J Rehabil Res Dev 33/2: 123–32
Fodstad H, Gong H, Huang M (1992) Breathing pacemakers: State-of-the-art. Saudi Heart J 3: 46–55
Frey M, Thoma H, Gruber H, Stoehr H, Huber L, Havel M, Steiner E (1984) The chronically stimulated muscle as an energy source for artificial organs. Preliminary results of a basic study in sheep. Eur Surg Res 16/4: 232–73
Glenn WWL, Phelps ML, Elefteriades JA, Dentz B, Hogan JF (1986) Twenty years of experience in phrenic nerve stimulation to pace the diaphragm. PACE 9/6: 780–784
Girsch W, Koller R, Gruber H et al. (1991) Histological assessment of nerve lesions caused by epineurial electrode application in rat sciatic nerve. J Neurosurg 74: 636–641
Girsch W, Koller R, Holle J, Bijak M, Lanmüller M, Mayr W, Thoma H (1996) “Vienna phrenic Pacemaker” — Experience with diaphragm pacing in children. Eur J Ped Surg 6: 140–144
Girsch W, Koller R, Lanmüller H, Rab M, Avanessian R, Schima H, Wolner E, Seitelberger R (1998) Experimental development of an electrically stimulated biological skeletal muscle ventricle for chronic aortic counterpulsation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 13(1): 78–83
Holle J, Moritz E, Thoma H et al. (1974) Die Karussellstimulation, eine neue Methode zur elektrophrenischen Langzeitbeatmung. Wien Klin Woch 86: 23
Koller R, Girsch W, Liegl C, Gruber H, Holle J, Losert U, Mayr W, Thoma H (1992) Long term results of nervous tissue. Alterations caused by epineurial electrode application: an experimental study in rat sciatic nerve. PACE 15: 108–114.
Mayr W, Bijak M, Girsch W et al. (1993) Multichannel stimulation of phrenic nerves by epineurial electrodes. ASAIO J 39: 729–740
Seccia M, Menconi C, Balestri R, Cavina E (1994) Study protocols and functional results in 86 electrostimulated graciloplasties. Dis Colon Rectum 37: 897–904
Thoma H, Girsch W, Holle J, Mayr W (1989) Technology and long-term application of an epineurial electrode. ASAIO Trans 35(3): 490–494
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2001 Springer-Verlag Wien
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Girsch, W., Kamolz, LP., Lanmüller, H., Windberger, U. (2001). Video-Assisted Application of “Epineurial” Electrodes for Functional Electrical Stimulation. In: Frey, M. (eds) Endoscopy and Microsurgery. Update in Plastic Surgery. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6209-5_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6209-5_12
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-7091-7239-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-6209-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive