Stacked PZT Discs Generate Necessary Power for Bone Healing through Electrical Stimulation in a Composite Spinal Fusion Implant

Stacked PZT Discs Generate Necessary Power for Bone Healing through Electrical Stimulation in a Composite Spinal Fusion Implant

Electrical stimulation devices can be used as adjunct therapy to lumbar spinal fusion to promote bone healing, but their adoption has been hindered by the large battery packs necessary to provide power. Piezoelectric composite materials within a spinal interbody cage to produce power in response to...

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Main Authors: Eileen S. Cadel, Ember D. Krech, Paul M. Arnold, Elizabeth A. Friis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Bioengineering
Subjects:
electrical stimulation
piezoelectric composites
bone healing
power generation
human powered implants
novel spinal interbody implants
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/5/4/90

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