Abstract:A
bstract
Aim
This study describes the intentional deformation and shortening of a limb using external fixation (EF) in three patients with post-traumatic injury tibial defects and to assess the outcomes.
Case description
Three patients with infected non-unions and massive bone and soft tissue defects who were treated with temporary intentional leg shortening and deformation using a Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) EF were retrospectively reviewed. … Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.