Electrical impedance detects early stages of bone healing: An in vivo explanatory study of tibial fractures in rabbits
Markus Winther Frost,
Maria Tirta,
Ole Rahbek
et al.
Abstract:PurposeHealing after bone fracture is assessed by clinical examination and frequent radiographs, which expose patients to radiation and lack standardisation. This study aimed to explore electrical impedance patterns during bone healing using electrical impedance spectroscopy in 18 rabbits subjected to tibial fracture stabilised with an external fixator.MethodsImpedance was measured daily across the fracture site at a frequency range of 5 Hz to 1 MHz. Biweekly radiographs were analysed using modified anterior‐p… Show more
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