Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether the Taylor spatial frame ( TSF) can precisely correct deformities around the knee and whether application of TSF is easy and safe for treatment of the deformities around the knee. METHODS: This study included 50 retrospectively reviewed limbs of 37 patients (mean age: 23 years, range: 10 to 58 years) with deformity around the knee joint treated using the TSF. Thirty-three limbs had tibial and 17 femoral deformities. Preoperative standard anteroposterior, lateral radiographs and standing orthoroentgenographic measurements were taken for each patient. Mechanical axis deviation (MAD), leg-length discrepancy (LLD) and lateral femoral distal angle (LDFA) and medial proximal tibial angle ( MPTA) were measured from standing orthoroentgenographics. All measurements were repeated after external fixator removal. RESULTS: The frame was applied for an average of 20.3 (range: 4 to 36) weeks. Mean follow-up time following removal of external fixator was 32 (range: 15 to 54) months. An effective and accurate correction was achieved in all cases. Solid bone consolidation was obtained in all but two cases which underwent bone grafting. CONCLUSION: Taylor spatial frame appears to be a safe and effective method for the gradual correction of the complex translational and rotational deformities around the knee.
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Authors | Sami Sökücü, Özgür Karakoyun, Yavuz Arıkan, Metin Küçükkaya, Yavuz Kabukcuoğlu |
Journal | Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
(Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc)
Vol. 47
Issue 2
Pg. 86-90
( 2013)
ISSN: 2589-1294 [Electronic] Turkey |
PMID | 23619540
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- External Fixators
- Female
- Humans
- Joint Deformities, Acquired
(therapy)
- Knee Joint
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Rotation
- Tibial Fractures
(surgery)
- Young Adult
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