CERAMENT™|G Shown to Decrease Infection and Increase New Bone Growth in a Pivotal Animal Model
LUND, Sweden, Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BONESUPPORT™, an emerging leader in injectable bone substitutes for orthopedic trauma, bone infections and instrument augmentation related to orthopedic surgery, today announced data from the first U.S. study of CERAMENT™ with Gentamicin in an infected rat model as presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) at the recent European Bone & Joint Infection Society (EBJIS). The study was a comparative evaluation to determine improvement of new bone growth and decrease in infection rate after debridement in a rat osteomyelitis model with use of CERAMENT™|G as compared with CERAMENT™|BONE VOID FILLER without antibiotics and compared to no void filler. The study showed no evidence of infection and greater new bone growth at six months when treated with CERAMENT™|G, compared to the other two control groups.

CERAMENT™|G received CE-mark in 2013 and is the first antibiotic eluting bone substitute indicated to promote and protect bone healing in the management of osteomyelitis. The Company is currently pursuing a pathway for FDA clearance, which would bring this novel treatment to the U.S.
"This is an extremely important study for CERAMENT™|G, as it paves the way for our approval process in the U.S.," said Lloyd Diamond, CEO of BONESUPPORT™. "CERAMENT™|G is a breakthrough advancement in the management of osteomyelitis and we look forward to bringing the outstanding clinical outcomes to the United States market."
About BONESUPPORT™
BONESUPPORT™ is an emerging leader of injectable bone graft substitutes for orthopedics, and trauma focusing on bone infection, instrument augmentation and spinal applications. CERAMENT™ is an injectable, synthetic bone substitute that mimics the properties of cancellous bone, allows for controlled resorption to support future bone ingrowth and is injectable under local anesthesia for minimally invasive surgery. CERAMENT™|G and CERAMENT™|V are the first CE-marked injectable antibiotic eluting ceramic bone graft substitutes indicated to promote and protect bone healing in the management of osteomyelitis, (bone infections). CERAMENT's unique biologic properties deliver a consistent, pre-packed and ready-to-use formulation to facilitate optimal delivery. CERAMENT™|G and CERAMENT™|V are not available in the United States.
CERAMENT™ is a fully developed product platform that is commercially available in the U.S., Europe, SE Asia and the Middle East. CERAMENT™ is revolutionizing the treatment of fragility and other fractures caused by disease and trauma. Scientific research of CERAMENT™ spans more than eleven years. Over fifty pre-clinical, clinical and animal studies have been conducted and more than 20,000 patients have been treated with CERAMENT™. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Lund, Sweden with subsidiary locations in the US and Germany. To learn more about BONESUPPORT™ please visit www.bonesupport.com.
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