Implant resonance and the mechanostat theory: Applications of therapeutic ultrasound for porous metallic scaffolds

The development of treatment strategies for improving secondary stability at the bone-implant interface is a challenge. Porous implants are one solution for improving long-term implant stability, but the osteoconduction process of implants into the bone can be slow. Strain-driven osteogenesis from the mechanostat theory offers insight into pathways for post-operative treatment but mechanisms to deliver strain to the bone-implant interface need …