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Hypothesis of Bone Remodelling and Fracture Healing by Electrostimulation

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We began research on the applications of electric stimulation of bone in 1971, inspired by the previous work of Bassett, Wittebol, Shamos and Lavine, and Friedenburg.

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Janssen, L.W.M., Roelofs, J.M.M., Visser, W.J., Wittebol, P. (1978). Hypothesis of Bone Remodelling and Fracture Healing by Electrostimulation. In: Burny, F., Herbst, E., Hinsenkamp, M. (eds) Electric Stimulation of Bone Growth and Repair. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81193-7_11

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