Piezoelectric Surgery

Piezoelectric surgery, which uses ultrasonic vibrations to cut bone, is a minimally invasive technique that lessens the risk of damage to surrounding soft tissues and important structures such as nerves, vessels, and mucosa. It also reduces damage to osteocytes and permits good survival of bony cells during harvesting of bone. Piezoelectric surgery was first used for osteotomies, but recently some specific applications in neurosurgery and orthopaedics have been proposed. Below are different instruments used for piezoelectric surgery.