Older patients who experience fractures often face complex surgeries or can be asked to immobilize the fracture area. This is common with proximal humerus (upper arm) fractures.
This can limit their independence, make their activities of daily living very challenging or require extensive skilled nursing care.
IlluminOss is a new minimally invasive way for surgeons to fix geriatric bone fractures from the inside out.
IlluminOss was specifically designed to treat fractures in weaker bone, typically those of older patients.
Fixing a fracture with IlluminOss is typically a very simple procedure.
Patients treated with IlluminOss have shown an ability to get back to their daily living activities fast, with fast return to function, a low use of post operative pain medication and only small incisions, all key issues in successfully treating the geriatric patient population.
Patient Benefits of IlluminOss
How does IlluminOss System help with Fragility Fractures?
Fragility fractures are significant and growing problem worldwide.The number of people aged 50 years or more at high risk of fragility fracture is expected to double by 2040.
- Loss of bone with osteoporosis leads to difficult repair of the broken bone with metal implants and increased complications
- Poor bone quality contributes to:
- decreased stability and increased failure of metal hardware
- reduced ability for the metal implants to remain secure
- increased rates of having a second surgery due to metal hardware becoming loose and not allowing the fracture to heal
IlluminOss helps to overcome these issues due to the small incision, the way it shapes to the inside of your bone and the ability to screw metal hardware into it.