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Selective Electrical Muscle Stimulation of the Vastus Medialis in a Patient With Knee Osteoarthritis, With Changes in Muscle Quality, Symptoms, and Physical Activity: A Case Report.

Am J Case RepNov 2, 2026

A 77-year-old man with Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 right knee osteoarthritis had stopped regular exercise, including aquatic walking, because of knee pain.

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A change in ultrasound echo intensity is an indirect indicator of intramuscular fat, not a direct measure. In this case, concurrent return to physical activity means symptom and imaging changes cannot be assigned to…

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