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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 100-B, Issue SUPP_8 | Pages 42 - 42
1 May 2018
DOUBLE STACKED HEXAPOD EXTERNAL FIXATOR FOR BONE TRANSPORT IN TIBIAL SEGMENTAL BONE DEFECT: DEVELOPMENT OF A TREATMENT ALGORITHM AND CLINICAL RESULTS
Mazoochy H Vris A Brien J Heidari N
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Introduction

Segmental bone defect is a challenging problem. We report our experience of bone transport by hexapod external fixator in patients with segmental defects if the tibia.

Method

We report herein 15 patients with segmental bone defect of tibia who completed their treatment protocol. All patients were treated had bone transport with Taylor Spatial Frame from 2012 to 2017. All were treated by the senior author NH. Parameters measured included age, sex, diabetes, smoking, diagnosis, method of fixation prior to treatment use of a free flap, bone defect size, frame-time, external fixation index.