Does the Taylor Spatial Frame Accurately Correct Tibial Deformities?

Does the Taylor Spatial Frame accurately correct tibial deformities?

BACKGROUND Optimal leg alignment is the goal of tibial osteotomy. The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) and the Ilizarov method enable gradual realignment of angulation and translation in the coronal, sagittal, and axial planes, therefore, the term six-axis correction. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We asked whether this approach would allow precise correction of tibial deformities. METHODS We retrospectively...

The role of Taylor Spatial Frame for the treatment of acquired and congenital tibial deformities in children.

This study evaluates the use of the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) for the correction of acquired and congenital tibial deformities in children. The purpose is to underline problems, obstacles and complications that can be observed during treatment to reveal the learning curve and potential risk factors and to propose solutions to avoid difficulties during its use 86 tibia deformities were correcte...

Multiplanar Deformities Correction Using Taylor Spatial Frame in Skeletally Immature Patients

BACKGROUND Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) is a modern circular external fixator that, using a virtual hinge, is able to correct six axis deformities simultaneously. Despite the growing popularity of this method, few reports exist about its use in children and adolescents. To evaluate the effectiveness of TSF in correcting multiplanar deformities in patients with open physis, we reviewed the results...

Repair of tibial nonunions and bone defects with the Taylor Spatial Frame.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the outcomes of tibial nonunions and bone defects treated with the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) using the Ilizarov method. DESIGN Retrospective. SETTING Limb Lengthening and Deformity Service at an academic medical center. PATIENTS Thirty-eight consecutive patients with 38 tibial nonunions were treated with the TSF. There were 23 patients with bone defects (average ...

Correction of tibial deformity with use of the Ilizarov-Taylor spatial frame.