Surgical Treatment of Tibial Fracture Using Taylor Spatial Frame

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...

Correction of tibial deformity in Paget's disease using the Taylor spatial frame.

A 64-year-old man presented with a severe deformity of the tibia caused by Paget's disease and osteoarthritis of the ipsilateral knee. Total knee replacement required preliminary correction of the tibial deformity. This was successfully achieved by tibial osteotomy followed by distraction osteogenesis using the Taylor spatial frame. The subsequent knee replacement was successful, with no recurr...

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

Management of adolescent tibia vara using Taylor spatial frame.

PURPOSE Adolescent tibia vara is a multiplanar deformity that can lead to progressive deformity, altered gait, unequal leg lengths, and premature knee arthritis if uncorrected. The purpose of the current study is to report our experience in management of adolescent tibia vara using Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF). MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study of eleven adolescent tibia vara patients m...

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 ...