Fracture Healing

CMF OL1000 Bone Growth Stimulators are portable, battery-powered medical devices indicated for use in the noninvasive treatment of an established nonunion fracture acquired secondary to trauma, excluding all vertebrae and flat bones. The device has the following features:

• Light-weight and comfortable
• Easy-to-use & Noninvasive
• Requires simple, one-button operation
• Device is worn for only 30 minutes per day

Spinal Fusion

CMF SpinaLogic^® is a portable, battery-powered, micro-controlled, noninvasive bone growth stimulator indicated as an adjunct electromagnetic treatment to primary lumbar spinal fusion surgery for one or two levels. It has the following benefits:

• Light-weight and comfortable
• Easy-to-use
• Can be used after anterior or posterior approach in fusion surgery
• Noninvasive
• Requires simple, one-button operation
• Device is worn for only 30 minutes per day

This treatment has been shown in pre-clinical studies to help the body’s own healing process begin working. Clinical studies have also shown that individuals who use CMF SpinaLogic after fusion surgery showed a 21 percentage point increase in healing over those who did not.

What are Some of the Different Types of Fractures?

Fractures can occur in any bone in the body and with different levels of severity

Transverse Fracture:

• Clean break across the bone at a 90^o angle
• Most common type of fracture
• Likely to heal

Oblique/Spiral Fracture:

• Moderately severe
• Break is at an angle and/or twisted

Comminuted Fracture:

• More severe
• Bone breaks into several pieces
• More difficult to heal

In addition to the descriptions above, fractures can be either closed, or still contained within the skin and tissues of the body, or open, which indicates the fracture fragments have broken through the tissues and skin and are exposed to the external environment.

Open Fracture

• More severe
• Typically occur from a strong force
• May be exposed to substances outside of body such as dirt, bacteria or other harmful substances

What are Some of the More Common Fracture Sites?

What are some of the Common Treatment Options for Fractures?

• Casts or Splints are most commonly used treatments to stabilize a fracture.
• External Fixation is used for moderately severe cases.
• Internal Fixation and/or Bone Graft Surgery are used by physicians for the most severe cases.

What is a Nonunion Fracture?

Most fractures (approximately 95%-98%) heal in roughly four to twelve weeks. The remaining 2%-5% of fractures that do not heal in the normal timeframe are referred to as nonunion fractures. If a fracture reaches the nonunion stage, it will require some form of intervention to stimulate the natural healing process of the body.

What are Some of the Common Factors that Can Lead to Nonunion Fracture?

• Smoking
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Excessive consumption of alcohol
• Many more individual risk factors

How Does the CMF OL1000 Help a Nonunion Fracture?

In a nonunion fracture, the healing process stops. The CMF OL1000 has been shown to “kick-start” the body’s natural healing process so that the fracture can continue to mend. The electromagnetic field sent out by the device tells the bone cells to essentially “wake up” and start doing their job…bone growth. For more detailed information on the physiological processes initiated by the CMF OL1000 and CMF SpinaLogic®, as well as benefits to the patient, please visit the Basic Science and Product areas of the Medical Professionals section.