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

Correction of tibial malunion and nonunion with six-axis analysis deformity correction using the Taylor Spatial Frame.

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of six-axis analysis deformity correction using the Taylor Spatial Frame for the treatment of posttraumatic tibial malunions and nonunions. DESIGN Retrospectively reviewed, consecutive series. Mean duration of follow-up was 3.2 years (range 2-4.2 years). SETTING Tertiary referral center for deformity correction. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS Eighteen patie...

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 tibia vara with six-axis deformity analysis and the Taylor Spatial Frame.

Operative correction for infantile and adolescent tibia vara has been described using both external and internal fixation. Gradual correction using a circular fixator offers the advantage of accurate coronal, sagittal, and axial plane correction without significant soft tissue dissection. This study evaluated the use of six-axis deformity analysis and the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) for the corr...

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

High tibial osteotomy with use of the Taylor Spatial Frame external fixator for osteoarthritis of the knee.

BACKGROUND High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is used to treat medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee in active patients with varus alignment. In this study we review the clinical and radiographic outcomes associated with the Taylor Spatial Frame (Smith & Nephew), and its use in HTOs, and we include an illustrative case report. METHODS In 7 patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis of t...