Abstract
Monitoring of bone fracture healing evolution is performed in practice by repeated radiographic examination. We describe the use, on a clinical case of tibial diaphyseal fracture, of a method that records in progress the change of basic frequency of the healing fractured bone segement compared with the uninjured one. We ascertain an increasing evolution of the basic frequency of the fractured tibia tending to the values of parameters recorded in the unfractured segment. Approximately 100 days after trauma the recorded values enter the plateau phase, tending to those recorded contralaterally, which overlaps the healing period seen in practice. We, therefore, show the possibility to monitor the evolution of a diaphyseal bone fracture healing by the means of vibrations. Keywords: basic/main frequency, tibial fracture, biocompatibil material, accelerometer, bone healing