NONUNION FRACTURES & BONE REPAIR CASE STUDIES

CASE STUDY 1
BodiHealth Case Study with Bob Donatelli, PT, PhD, OCS & Graham Linck, PT, DPT. Physiotherapy Associates Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A. 87 year old woman, fractured wrist Nonunion after 6 months

BEFORE:

Nonunion after 6 months

(April 26, 2010)

AFTER:

After 16 BodiHealth Treatments

(May 23, 2010)

After 32 BodiHealth Treatments

(July 7, 2010)

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CASE STUDY 2
Ms. DL, a 70 year old lady with Osteoporosis fell while climbing a fence (June 28, 2005). She sustained an undisplaced oblique fracture of the left lower lateral malleolus. Initial recommended treatment by the admitting orthopaedic surgeon was immobilization in a short leg plaster for 6 weeks.

BEFORE:
After nearly 4 months in a short leg cast, Ms. DL was again reviewed on the October 6, 2005, after followup CT scans were taken (See figure 1). Results revealed that the fracture was still clearly shown with little radiographic evidence of healing. Ms DL was instructed to wear a Moon Boot, and was told that she may need to consider a bone graft and internal fixation. BODIHEALTH.COM 18 Figure 1 CT Scan October 4, 2005 AP View

AFTER:
On the October 17, 2005, Ms. DL commenced a treatment plan on the BodiHealth device. On November 7, 2005, following 21 days of treatment, a review xray revealed that the fracture was consolidating with satisfactory alignment (See Figure 2). Figure 2 XRay November 7, 2005

Reports after a further CT scan on the 25th November 2005 revealed there had been progression in healing of the fibular fracture compared to the CT study done on the 4th October 2005. There was now solid bony union at the posterior and medial aspects of the fracture (See Figure 3). Figure 3 CT Scan November 25, 2005

RESULTS:

After some 4 months there was no radiographic evidence of healing. She began EPRT BodiHealth treatments and after 2 months her fracture had healed.

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CASE STUDY 3

BEFORE:

37 Year Old Male involved in a mountain bike accident. He sustained multiple comminuted fractures of mid shaft Tibia and Fibula. Figure 1 Post Operative XRay with Tibial Rod June 15, 2004

After 5 months standard therapy, there remained fracture malunion. Patient advised by Orthopaedic Surgeon to have multiple bone grafts. Figure 2 December 7, 2004

AFTER: RESULTS: Had very little movement in the ankle, which improved to

nearly full range of movement with little pain after first session on the BodiHealth. There was a marked reduction of swelling and increased circulation. Soft Tissue healing was quite evident over week one. Figure 3 Fracture after 7 weeks of treatment with the BodiHealth Device January 31, 2005

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