Effect of Isometric Plantar Flexor Muscles Exercises on the Callus Formation of Patients with Tibial Shaft Fracture

Nurjannah, Nasyaruddin Herry Taufik

2018

Abstract

Osteoblast activity affects the fracture healing process. There is evidence that mechanical stimulation during rehabilitation treatment after surgery will trigger the osteoblast activity. However, the effect of isometric plantar flexor muscle exercise is not yet known. One of the osteoblast activity markers is callus formation. This study aims to examine the effect of isometric plantar flexor muscle exercise on callus formation examined by radiographic scoring method for tibial fractures (Hammer scale) among patients with tibial shaft fracture. The study used two-group post-test-only randomized experiment. The intervention group was given a standard of passive knee and ankle range of motion exercises and the addition of isometric training of plantar flexor muscles, while the control group only received the standard of passive knee and ankle range of motion exercises. The Hammer scale to describe the callus formation was compared using a two-sample t-test for independent samples with unequal variances. The results show that the intervention group had a significantly better Hammer scale than the control group, 2.63 and 3.06, respectively (p-value = 0.033), indicating better fracture healing. The study highlighted the effect of the addition isometric plantar flexion exercises with range of motion exercises on fracture healing among patients with tibial shaft facture.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Taufik N. and Nurjannah. (2018). Effect of Isometric Plantar Flexor Muscles Exercises on the Callus Formation of Patients with Tibial Shaft Fracture.In Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS, ISBN 978-989-758-438-1, pages 233-236. DOI: 10.5220/0008792402330236

in Bibtex Style

@conference{skic-mhs18,
author={Nasyaruddin Herry Taufik and Nurjannah},
title={Effect of Isometric Plantar Flexor Muscles Exercises on the Callus Formation of Patients with Tibial Shaft Fracture},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS,},
year={2018},
pages={233-236},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008792402330236},
isbn={978-989-758-438-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS,
TI - Effect of Isometric Plantar Flexor Muscles Exercises on the Callus Formation of Patients with Tibial Shaft Fracture
SN - 978-989-758-438-1
AU - Taufik N.
AU - Nurjannah.
PY - 2018
SP - 233
EP - 236
DO - 10.5220/0008792402330236