J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1987 Aug;22(4):868-871. 10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.4.868.

Treatment of Delayed Union of Tibial Fracture with Non - invasive Capacitive Coupled Electrical Field

• Chung MS
• Choi IH
• Lee KH
• Lee JS

• KMID: 2445600
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.4.868

Abstract

Ever since the unrelenting efforts of Yasuda to Piezoelectricity, its been one of the hot areas in orthopaedic fields to file up experimental and clinical data concerning treatment of nonunion, delayed union and pseudarthrosis. Clinical use of this theory is the result of a systemic thirty-year investigation of bioelectrical phenomina in the skeletal system and of their role in regulating cellular elements. Since Friedenberys clinical application of Semi-invasive direct current stimulation to nonunion of medial malleolus of tibia, Brighton and Bassett made progress in this field with high success rate. In 1985, Non-invasive capacitive coupled electrical field was developed and used clinically by Brighton. We also developed a model of capacitive coupled electrical field system and made clinical application to nonunion of tibia with successful result.

Keyword

Nonunion; Electrical stimulation

MeSH Terms

Electric Stimulation
Pseudarthrosis
Tibia
Tibial Fractures*