title: Correction of severe post-traumatic deformities in the distal femur by distraction osteogenesis using Taylor Spatial Frame: a case report.
abstract: A case of deformity and shortening after post-traumatic growth arrest treated using the Taylor Spatial Frame (Smith & Nephew, Tennessee, USA) is presented. This is the first report showing the application of the frame for post-traumatic deformity in the distal femur, and successful outcomes promise utilization of the frame even for correction of severe deformity in the distal femur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14, Hoenzaka, Chuou-ku, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan. tnakase@ff.iij4u.or.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakase
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohzono
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D016267:External Fixators; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome