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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Muscle Nerve. 2018 Aug 23;58(3):441–448. doi: 10.1002/mus.26173

Table 1.

Effect of hypoglossal nerve cuff on muscle force production and temporal properties of muscle contraction

Maximum twitch tension (mN) Contraction time (ms)* Half-decay time (ms)* Maximum tetanic tension (mN) Fatigue Index (%)
Sham Group 264.8 (8.53) 9.96 (0.14) 37.52 (0.84) 810.2 (48.17) 0.89 (0.01)
Control Group 290.1 (8.85) 9.15 (0.13) 35.15 (0.62) 875.4 (41.94) 0.85 (0.03)

Data expressed as averages (standard error).

*

p<.05 = significant differences between groups.