Patient
Physician

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_image=”186″ back_repeat=”no-repeat” back_position=”center center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”109226″ row_height_pixel=”460″ back_size=”cover” el_class=”inner-banner” css=”.vc_custom_1634310033732{margin-top: 88px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”652607″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” heading_semantic=”h1″ text_size=”fontsize-942846″ text_weight=”400″ text_transform=”uppercase” text_height=”fontheight-667169″ uncode_shortcode_id=”111749″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Patient Case Studies[/vc_custom_heading][vc_button size=”btn-lg” radius=”btn-circle” hover_fx=”outlined” border_width=”1″ icon_position=”right” uncode_shortcode_id=”135934″ button_color_type=”uncode-solid” icon=”fa fa-arrow-right2″ link=”url:%2Fcontact-an-exogen-rep%2F” button_color_solid=”rgba(0,0,0,0.01)” el_id=”button-transparent”]Contact an EXOGEN Rep[/vc_button][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”383899″ css=”.vc_custom_1634035448360{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_tabs el_class=”case-tab-wrapper”][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”Femur Case Study” tab_id=”1633945095-1-77″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”116514″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”861509″ css=”.vc_custom_1634310114487{padding-right: 50px !important;}” el_class=”side-bar-patient-wrap”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-559666″ text_size=”h6″ text_height=”fontheight-119090″ uncode_shortcode_id=”893206″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Case Study Background[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”159767″ css=”.vc_custom_1635147510017{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}” el_class=”begining-text”]Patient Story

  • 47-year-old female
  • Tripped on uneven pavement
  • Right reverse obliquity subtrochanteric femur fracture

Source of Patient Case

Michael Prayson, MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Wright State University
Dayton, OH

Risk Factors

  • Smoking history
  • Obesity
  • Fracture pattern

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  • Right reverse obliquity subtrochanteric femur fracture

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  • CT scan shows persistent hypertronphic nonunion
  • Hardware and fracture stable
  • EXOGEN prescribed

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  • Post-op locked cephalomedullary nailing
  • Persistent pain/lack of healing
  • Underwent nail dynamization at 9 months post-injury

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”222″ caption=”yes” media_lightbox=”yes” media_width_percent=”100″ advanced=”yes” media_items=”media|original,icon” media_back_color=”color-107303″ media_overlay_color=”color-107303″ media_overlay_opacity=”50″ media_text_visible=”yes” media_padding=”2″ media_icon=”fa fa-plus2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”814885″ media_link=”title:%2B” media_back_color_type=”uncode-palette” media_overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette” el_class=”image-hover-plus”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-nhtu” heading_semantic=”h4″ text_font=”font-126816″ text_size=”h4″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-143712″ uncode_shortcode_id=”928687″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]3 Months of EXOGEN Use, 14 Months Post-injury[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”185800″ css=”.vc_custom_1634035267964{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]

  • Nonunion healed
  • Symptoms resolved
  • Additional surgery avoided

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  • 53-year-old female school principal
  • History of nonunion for prior midfoot deformity correction

Source of Patient Case

Robert Anderson, MD
OrthoCarolina Foot & Ankle Institute
Charlotte, NC

Initial History

  • Tibia fracture at external fixation pin site
  • Closed reduction with long-leg cast
  • Non-weight bearing

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  • No progression of healing
  • Nonunoin diagnosis
  • EXOGEN prescribed
  • Remained in long-leg cast

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  • Nonunion healed
  • Addiotional bone healing evident
  • Surgery avoided

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  • Progressed to short-legged walking cast
  • Significant bony healing

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  • 20-year-old male college football player
  • History of Jones fracture
  • Two prior surgeries
  • No comorbidities

Source of Patient Case

Robert Anderson, MD
OrthoCarolina Foot & Ankle Institute
Charlotte, NC

Initial History

  • Motor vehicle accident
  • Refractured metatarsal on right foot
  • Treated conservatively with cast and boot

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  • No progression with healing, nonunion diagnosis
  • Screw from prior surgery in bending
  • EXOGEN prescribed
  • Boot with weight bearing continued

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  • Patient returned to football

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  • Complete union noted 17 weeks after initiating EXOGEN
  • Patient asymptomatic
  • Additional surgery avoided

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