“…Cuff electrodes have been used safely for years, and although one study in rabbits found that long-term use of cuff electrodes had damaged myelinated axons, these axons were able to regenerate [64]. Furthermore, impedance and stimulation thresholds of cuff electrodes are stable over time, maintaining functionality for over 12 years in peroneal nerve stimulation experiments in hemiplegic patients [4,149,155,158]. Peroneal nerve stimulation can also be accomplished via functional electrical stimulation (i.e., transcutaneous stimulation) of the peroneal nerve, which has been demonstrated to improve gait quality following stroke to the same degree as ankle foot orthotics [11,135,141].…”