{"id":184,"date":"2021-10-11T09:38:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T09:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exogen.com\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:18:57","slug":"patient-case-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exogen.com\/en\/patient-case-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Case Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; back_image=&#8221;11334&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;605273&#8243; row_height_pixel=&#8221;460&#8243; back_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inner-banner&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1712250881367{margin-top: 88px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;652607&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-942846&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;212494&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 700 !important;\">Case Studies:<\/span> Examine EXOGEN Outcomes[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; radius=&#8221;btn-circle&#8221; hover_fx=&#8221;outlined&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1&#8243; icon_position=&#8221;right&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135934&#8243; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-solid&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right2&#8243; link=&#8221;url:%2Fcontact-an-exogen-rep%2F&#8221; button_color_solid=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.01)&#8221; el_id=&#8221;button-transparent&#8221;]Contact an EXOGEN Rep[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;383899&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634035448360{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_tabs el_class=&#8221;case-tab-wrapper&#8221;][vc_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Femur Case Study&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1633945095-1-77&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;116514&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;861509&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634310114487{padding-right: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;side-bar-patient-wrap&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-559666&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-119090&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;893206&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Case Study Background[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;159767&#8243; css=&#8221;.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;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;begining-text&#8221;]<strong>Patient Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>47-year-old female<\/li>\n<li>Tripped on uneven pavement<\/li>\n<li>Right reverse obliquity subtrochanteric femur fracture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source of Patient Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Prayson, MD<br \/>\nProfessor and Vice Chair<br \/>\nWright State University<br \/>\nDayton, OH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Risk Factors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smoking history<\/li>\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<li>Fracture pattern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;219&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,icon&#8221; media_back_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_text_visible=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; 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advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,icon&#8221; media_back_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_text_visible=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_icon=&#8221;fa fa-plus2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;624355&#8243; media_link=&#8221;title:%2B&#8221; media_back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; media_overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;image-hover-plus&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-126816&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-143712&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;312769&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]11 Months Post-injury[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;251001&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1739366342264{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CT scan shows persistent hypertrophic nonunion<\/li>\n<li>Hardware and fracture stable<\/li>\n<li>EXOGEN prescribed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;220&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,icon&#8221; media_back_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_text_visible=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_icon=&#8221;fa fa-plus2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;178541&#8243; media_link=&#8221;title:%2B&#8221; media_back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; media_overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;image-hover-plus&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-126816&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-143712&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;182951&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Post-Op[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;155130&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634034980638{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post-op locked cephalomedullary nailing<\/li>\n<li>Persistent pain\/lack of healing<\/li>\n<li>Underwent nail dynamization at 9 months post-injury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=&#8221;222&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,icon&#8221; media_back_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_text_visible=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_icon=&#8221;fa fa-plus2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;814885&#8243; media_link=&#8221;title:%2B&#8221; media_back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; media_overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;image-hover-plus&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-126816&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-143712&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;121166&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]3 Months of EXOGEN Use, 14 Months Post-injury[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;185800&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634035267964{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nonunion healed<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms resolved<\/li>\n<li>Additional surgery avoided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Tibia Case Study&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1633945095-2-70&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;116514&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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el_class=&#8221;begining-text&#8221;]<strong>Patient Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>53-year-old female school principal<\/li>\n<li>History of nonunion for prior midfoot deformity correction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source of Patient Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robert Anderson, MD<br \/>\nOrthoCarolina Foot &amp; Ankle Institute<br \/>\nCharlotte, NC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial History<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tibia fracture at external fixation pin site<\/li>\n<li>Closed reduction with long-leg cast<\/li>\n<li>Non-weight bearing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;440&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,icon&#8221; media_back_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_text_visible=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_icon=&#8221;fa fa-plus2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;625329&#8243; media_link=&#8221;title:%2B&#8221; media_back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; media_overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;image-hover-plus&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-126816&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-143712&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174239&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]3 Months[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;100510&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1661517511136{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 95px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No progression of healing<\/li>\n<li>Nonunion diagnosis<\/li>\n<li>EXOGEN prescribed<\/li>\n<li>Remained in long-leg cast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=&#8221;442&#8243; 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css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664471995467{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nonunion healed<\/li>\n<li>Additional bone healing evident<\/li>\n<li>Surgery avoided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;441&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,icon&#8221; media_back_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_text_visible=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_icon=&#8221;fa fa-plus2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;962018&#8243; media_link=&#8221;title:%2B&#8221; media_back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; media_overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;image-hover-plus&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-126816&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-143712&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172679&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]5 Months[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;820551&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638542522135{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Progressed to short-legged walking cast<\/li>\n<li>Significant bony healing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Metatarsal Case Study&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1634035640846-2-1&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;116514&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; 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Ankle Institute<br \/>\nCharlotte, NC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial History<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motor vehicle accident<\/li>\n<li>Refractured metatarsal on right foot<\/li>\n<li>Treated conservatively with cast and boot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;444&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,icon&#8221; media_back_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_color=&#8221;color-107303&#8243; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_text_visible=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_icon=&#8221;fa fa-plus2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184732&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F11%2FBIOV_CaseStudies_Metatarsal1-min.jpg|title:%2B&#8221; media_back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; media_overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; 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