Tab.1.

Comparison of clinical parameters among three groups

Group		Atrophic change (%)
		Rt. calf muscle circumference	CMAP on Rt. tibial nerve	Rt. GCM muscle thickness on US
Group 1 ( n=5)		33.68±1.09 a)	30.90±1.01 a)	32.98±1.44 a)
Group 2 ( n=5)		15.28±1.55 b)	13.40±0.45 b)	13.30±0.43 b)
Group 3 ( n=5)		18.16±0.40 c)	14.10±0.27 c)	14.10±0.59 c)

Values are presented mean±standard error. Group 1: IC for 2 weeks and sham MT for 2 weeks after CR; Group 2: IC for 2 weeks and MT (25 μA for 2 weeks after CR; Group 3: IC for 2 weeks and MT (5,000 μAfor 2 weeks after CR; IC: immobilization by cast; MT: microcurrent therapy; CR: cast removal; CMAP: compound muscle action potential; GCM: gastrocnemius muscle; US: ultrasound; a), b), c): Any two means in the same row with different letters represent a significant difference at P<0.05, One Way ANOVA, post-hoc Tukey test.