Title :
Bioelectrical potential variations during bone fracture healing using a partial rabbit tibial fracture model
Author :
Johnson, Mark A. ; Firoozbakhsh, Kiekhosrow ; Moneim, Moheb ; Lehman, Tom ; Theefe, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Preliminary bioelectrical potential distribution measurements of healing rabbit tibia partial mid-diaphysis osteotomies during the fracture healing process are reported. Bioelectrical potentials are shown to become negative post surgery with the region near the fracture having the greatest negative changes. Bioelectric potentials recovery towards prefracture levels is slower when using pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation which may be an indicator of the increased cellular metabolic activity associated with acceleration of the healing process.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; bone; electromagnetic fields; physiological models; surgery; bioelectrical potential distribution; bone fracture healing; cellular metabolic activity; partial rabbit tibial fracture model; partial tibial osteotomy; pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation; surgery; Acceleration; Animals; Bioelectric phenomena; Bones; EMP radiation effects; Electric potential; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic measurements; Humans; Rabbits;
Conference_Titel :
Automation Congress, 2002 Proceedings of the 5th Biannual World
Print_ISBN :
1-889335-18-5
DOI :
10.1109/WAC.2002.1049560
