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Correction of severe post-traumatic deformities in the distal femur by distraction osteogenesis using Taylor Spatial Frame: a case report

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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.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14, Hoenzaka, Chuou-ku, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan

    T. Nakase & K. Ohzono

  2. Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

    N. Shimizu & H. Yoshikawa

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Nakase, T., Ohzono, K., Shimizu, N. et al. Correction of severe post-traumatic deformities in the distal femur by distraction osteogenesis using Taylor Spatial Frame: a case report. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 126, 66–69 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-005-0066-5

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