Bone Healing

A fracture normally heals in a period of time varying from 60 to 120 days since trauma. Nevertheless, in some cases the healing process can require much longer time, or can fail, because of factors such as:
- seriousness of the trauma or presence of infections;
- old age;
- presence of metabolic diseases;
- concomitant treatment with particular kind of drugs (for example: corticosteroids);
- insufficient activation of repair processes (biological factors).

In all the above mentioned cases we can resort to Biophysical Stimulation of Osteogenesis.

The electrical stimulation of osteogenesis is carried out by means of a Focused Osteogenetic Signal (F.O.S.).

A signal is osteogenetic when its frequency, amplitude and wave form characteristics come into a determined range (therapeutic window) able to increase osteoblastic activity.

An osteogenetic signal is focused when it can be demonstrated that it is able to maintain, on the treatment site, the physical characteristics necessary to promote osteogenesis.