The technique

Stimulate cells for bone growth.
The technique behind the Ossatec Bone Growth Stimulator is based on the so-called piezoelectrical properties of bone, which ensure new cells may be generated for bone growth. If bone growth is disturbed, e.g. due to a fracture, then it is possible to stimulate this using electrical impulses. There are three types of cells important in this process:

• the freely movable osteoblasts that are responsible for bone generation
• the freely movable osteoclasts that are responsible for the breakdown of bone
• the cells arising from the osteoblastic process, the so-called osteocytes

Bone fracture and cell communication
These three types of cells form a chemical and electrical network in bone. This is how they communicate with each other. As soon as a bone bends or breaks, osteocytes are stimulated and growth factors (IGF’s) are released that influence the balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. If this natural mechanism is disrupted, fractures heal slowly or not at all.

Fractures and cell generation
The Ossatec Bone Growth Stimulator creates an electromagnetic field. As a result, the body’s own signals are imitated at the location of the fracture. These signals bring the imbalance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts back in balance. The result: the generation of new cells is stimulated and the fracture heals, without requiring surgical intervention.

Faster healing of a bone fracture
Ossatec Benelux B.V. has treated over five thousand patients with delayed unions or non-unions on the referral of medical specialists. The Bone Growth Stimulator was effective in approximately 90% of cases. The patients healed within an average of just 12.7 weeks. It is for good reason that bone fractures are regularly treated via bone growth stimulation in the United States. The rest of the world is following at high speed. You can read more about the benefits of the Ossatec Bone Growth Stimulator here.