Exogen and Fracture Healing

Exogen is an ultrasound machine. It was made by Smith and Nephew. It is a machine which accelerates the fracture healing. The ultrasound is needed for 20 minutes each day at the injury site. This treatment can stimulate your bone and heal the fracture at a faster speed.

It has proven to be helpful in the non-union fractures that will not heal.

- The freshly broken bone is healed 38% faster with the use of Exogen than the other methods used for fracture healing.

- In case of non –unions, the healing speed is 86%.

- It takes 20 minutes of your time daily.

With the use of the Exogen machine, you direct the ultrasound waves at the fractured bones just for 20 minutes. You have to repeat the process daily. The Exogen Kit contains a foot strap, ultrasound machine, two bottles of ultrasound coupling gel, and a booklet of instructions. Exogen is a wonderful machine for many fractured patients. This new healing system can be used by the patient at home. The technology used in Exogen system is already proven to be very successful and works with all types of broken bones.

It helps to speed up the healing process, which may be delayed by the intake of alcohol and smoking. It also helps patients suffering from systemic diseases like obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis.

These risk factors can be lower in the healing process of a broken bone when Exogen is used. Exogen ultrasound accelerates the speed up to 50% even among the patients who smoke. It is a revolutionary machine in treating fractured bones.

What You Need to Know About Exogen as Fracture Treatment

I asked my doctor about EXOGEN-fracture healing treatment system last year when I broke my fibula. The fibula is the bone in the lower legs. Fibula and tibia are considered as the weight bearing bones. Therefore, all kinds of movement were prohibited and I was ordered bed rest for a long time. I wanted a fast mechanism which could heal my fracture at an even faster speed. Just like me nobody wants to remain patient for the long time.

Doctor said that he often used EXOGEN-fracture healing system in various cases. Athletes who play basketball and football need faster fracture treatment to recover from the injury and get back to training or playing.  He said that Exogen-ultrasound treatment will reduce the fracture healing time in half. It will take about three weeks duration in the treatment of fracture. The normal procedure will take about 6-8 weeks.

The treatment would cost up to $3-5k. I decided to go for the EXOGEN fracture treatment. I was afraid, but the doctor told me that this ultrasound treatment will prove helpful in my case. Actually I felt that my bone was not healing properly in a cast. Doctor told me that there is 86% success in this case. I believed the doctor and I said yes to EXOGEN-ultrasound fracture treatment. Doctor convinced me that it is best method for treating fractured bones by ultrasound waves. I chose this treatment it saved my precious time, which is more valuable than money. By the end of sixth week my fracture healed properly. At its eighth week, I was back to work