Title :
Electricity and bone healing
Author_Institution :
University College of Swansea, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Swansea, UK
fDate :
7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of electrical techniques for stimulating the healing of delayed union or nonunion after fracture in long bones is discussed, and new noninvasive methods using pulsed magnetic fields are described.
Keywords :
biomagnetism; bone; patient treatment; radiation therapy; reviews; bone fracture; bone healing; electrical techniques; noninvasive methods; pulsed magnetic fields;
Journal_Title :
Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education - Reviews, IEE Proceedings A
DOI :
10.1049/ip-a-1.1981.0048