Open AccessTaylor spatial frame-software-controlled fixator for deformity correction-the early Indian experience
Author(s) -
Milind Chaudhary
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.32052
Subject(s) - medicine , external fixator , ankle , reduction (mathematics) , orthodontics , deformity , surgery , orthopedic surgery , ilizarov technique , fibula , osteotomy , clamp , tibia , computer science , mathematics , computer vision , clamping , geometry
Complex deformity correction and fracture treatment with the Ilizarov method needs extensive preoperative analysis and laborious postoperative fixator alterations, which are error-prone. We report our initial experience in treating the first 22 patients having fractures and complex deformities and shortening with software-controlled Taylor spatial frame (TSF) external fixator, for its ease of use and accuracy in achieving fracture reduction and complex deformity correction.