Smith & Nephew Launches CONQUEST FN™ Femoral Neck Fracture System

Smith & Nephew Inc. (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, has announced the launch of its CONQUEST FN™ system, a new implant solution to treat femoral neck fractures and promote bone preservation.

Irrespective of age and bone quality, femoral neck fractures pose a significant clinical challenge with complication rates reported to be as high as 69% ¹ depending on fracture type, patient population and therapeutic intervention. Smith & Nephew designed the CONQUEST FN system to address these challenges by providing a combination of innovative instrument and implant offerings with the intent of providing intra-operative and post-operative reduction control.

Inadequate implant fixation can lead to post-operative complications and secondary procedures. To address this concern, Smith & Nephew collaborated with FX Devices and became the first to utilize their POGO^® Technology for femoral neck fractures. The POGO telescoping compression screw is designed to provide continuous fracture compression post-operatively with the intent to decrease hip pain and post-operative complications. Coupled with a proximal femoral locking plate, the system provides surgeons with a new level of control when treating these devastating fractures – dynamic locking fixation.

“Femoral neck fractures in physiologically young patients are significant injuries. I have had positive results in my initial experience with CONQUEST FN. Intra-operatively, it is easy to implant without a threat of loss of reduction; and post-operatively, patients often follow-up very comfortable with minimal pain, and have progressed to weight-bearing more quickly. I feel this speaks to the enhanced stability of the implant,” said Daniel S. Chan, MD, an orthopaedic traumatologist with the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute in Macon, Ga.

The estimated number of hip fractures worldwide will rise from 1.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2050. ² Femoral neck fractures represent approximately 50% of these cases.³

“We take pride in designing products that address procedural challenges when treating traumatic injuries and are excited to introduce our CONQUEST FN system to a market that is clearly ready for new solutions. It offers truly differentiating POGO Technology that will help take femoral neck fracture treatment to the next level by offering dynamic locking fixation and promoting bone preservation – key elements in returning patients to pre-fracture function. It further complements our comprehensive hip fracture portfolio to give surgeons and their patients a choice of treatment options,” said Skip Kiil, President of Global Orthopaedics, Smith & Nephew.

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