ARTICLE SUMMARY:
Founded by surgeon-entrepreneur Brian Thornes, MD, X-Bolt has developed a simple and strong solution to stable fixation of hip fractures, since the majority of people who suffer from them are elderly and have osteoporotic bone, where implants don't anchor as well. His Pro-X1 trochanteric nailing system, received 510(k) clearance for fracture fixation of the femur in adults from the FDA in 2023.
When one thinks about orthopedic trauma injuries, car crashes and other severe accidents come to mind, but most trauma cases that orthopedic surgeons see are due to low-energy trauma in elderly patients who might have simply tripped over the dog or stumbled on an uneven floor. Also, because of their higher risk of osteoporosis, women face a one-in-six lifetime incidence of hip fracture, which occurs at an average age of 84 years, with 180,000 hip fixation surgeries occurring annually in the US.Place Summary Here
