Brindley G S, Polkey C E, Rushton D N
Paraplegia. 1979 Feb;16(4):428-37. doi: 10.1038/sc.1978.78.
Two men with T7 and T12 complete traumatic lesions have received implants to stimulate the femoral nerves and (in the T7 case) the inferior and superior gluteal nerves. By using these continuously at 13 pulses/sec they can stand and walk, as other paraplegics do with calipers. Regular stimulation at 11 or 13 pulses/sec greatly increases the force exerted by the quadriceps femoris muscles and their resistance to fatigue, and this improvement is not lost during 2 months without stimulation.
两名分别患有T7和T12完全性创伤性损伤的男子接受了植入物，以刺激股神经以及（T7病例中的）臀上神经和臀下神经。通过以每秒13次脉冲的频率持续使用这些植入物，他们能够像其他使用下肢矫形器的截瘫患者一样站立和行走。以每秒11次或13次脉冲的频率进行定期刺激，可显著增加股四头肌施加的力量及其抗疲劳能力，并且在两个月不进行刺激的情况下，这种改善效果不会消失。
