Direct Current and Bone Growth

After a brief review of the composition, structure, and physiology of bone, the seminal experiments that led to the birth of bone bioelectricity are described. I paid particular attention to the rationale behind the early studies in the belief that it would be helpful to the reader to see how the threads that were the initiatives of different groups have come together to form the present fabric. It is the work of bold men who broke new ground and who were not deterred by the possibility of making some errors.