title: Calvarial bone harvesting with piezoelectric device.
abstract: We introduce the use of a piezoelectric device in order to harvest calvarial bone grafts. The vibration frequency of the instrument allows for the efficient cutting of bone without the risk of accidentally damaging the dura.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, HU Vall d'Hebron, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. superglagunas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Lagunas
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mareque
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014732:Vibration