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Also known as: Taylor Spatial Frame external fixator, external fixator, TSF.
The Taylor Spatial Frame is a medical device known as a circular external fixator. It’s a device that surrounds the leg or arm and gradually increases the length of the extremity in addition to correcting deformity.
The Taylor Spatial Frame is placed around the affected limb and attached to the bone at several points with pins or wires. Over time, the struts of the Taylor Spatial Frame are lengthened in very small increments. As the frame lengthens, it also lengthens the bones of the limb and gradually corrects the limb deformity.
A number of imaging and other diagnostic tests are required to determine that a patient is a good candidate for this technique.
Reviewed by: Scott J Schoenleber, MD
This page was last updated on: October 16, 2020 02:56 PM
Life-changing results for children in need of limb deformity correction surgery and treatments.
Most people have a slight difference in the length of their legs, but when the difference in leg length is significant it can cause problems with mobility and development. This is when it’s a medical condition known as leg length discrepancy, or LLD.
Limb deformities can refer to any abnormalities related to the growth and development of the arms or legs.
The PRECICE nail is a magnetic lengthening nail that is used for correction of limb length discrepancies and deformity.
For children who develop certain problems with their limbs, such as bowlegs, knock-knees and others, treatment can often be difficult and invasive. Guided growth surgery is a less invasive procedure that uses plates and screws to correct the problems gradually over time with hardware that guides the growth of the limbs, but is still flexible to allow things to move and change gradually with time.