Clinical Utility of the Taylor Spatial Frame for Limb Deformities

Overview

Journal Orthop Res Rev

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2019 Feb 19

PMID 30774477

Citations 19

Authors

Doron Keshet

Mark Eidelman

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Abstract

The Taylor spatial frame (TSF) is a hexapod external fixator that can correct six-axis deformities. The mathematical base of all hexapod systems is projective geometry, which describes complex repositioning of an object in space. The Taylor brothers developed one of the first six-axis correction systems, which is known today as TSF. Over the years, this system has become the most used six-axis deformity correction device. In this review, we describe the history behind TSF development, and describe the principles and clinical utility for application of the TSF in different settings, such as acute trauma, malunions, and various deformities of the lower and upper limb.

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