Success stories: Metatarsus
ultrasound bone healing system
Success stories: Metatarsus
Clinic history
20-year-old male, American football player
Jones Fracture History
Two previous surgeries
No comorbidities
Initial Story
Motor vehicle accident
Refraction of metatarsal in right foot
Conservatively treated with cast and boot
Dr. Rober Ardenton, OrthoCarolina Foot & Ankle Institute, Charlotte, NC
3 months
No progression of healing, diagnosis of pseudoarthrosis.
Screw from previous surgery is bending.
Exogen prescription.
Loaded boot tracking.
7 months with Exogen
Complete consolidation 17 weeks post exogen
Asymptomatic patient
Additional surgery savings
8 months
Patient returned to football