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NuGen Fx Bioabsorbable Screws

A Preliminary Report of Their Use in Foot Surgery

Timothy C. Ford, DPM ^*, Kevin Brown, DPM ^*, Trinity Mereau, DPM ^* and David Seligson, MD 

^* Kentucky Podiatric Residency Program at Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville.
Department of Orthopedics and Fracture Service, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

Corresponding author: Timothy C. Ford, DPM, 142 Chenoweth Ln, Louisville, KY 40207.

Abstract

A single prospective group study in adults was performed using a new bioabsorbable screw, the NuGen Fx screw (Linvatec Biomaterials Ltd, Tampere, Finland). This multisite study included five sites and 50 patients (10 patients per site). The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficiency and safety of the NuGen Fx screw system in the fixation of osteotomies, arthrodeses, and fractures in the foot and ankle. We discuss our own results from 12 patients treated at the Kentucky Podiatric Residency Program at Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville. The number of patients in the study, screw sizes, instrumentation, radiologic evaluation findings, and our overview of this implant are presented. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 96(1): 73–77, 2006)