Piezoelectric actuators for bone mechanical stimulation: exploring the concept.

Arthroplasty is liable to cause intense changes on strain levels and distribution in the boné surrounding the implant, namely stress shielding. Several solutions have been proposed for this, namely design variations and development of controlled-stiffness implants. A new approach to this problem, wi...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Reis, J (author)
Outros Autores: Frias, C (author), Capela e Silva, F (author), Potes, J (author), Botelho, ML (author), Canto e Castro, C (author), Marques, AT (author), Simões, JA (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2013
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7021
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/7021