Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case study
External fixators can be used in a variety of ways to treat orthopedic pathologies. Fixators have evolved with better understanding of osseous healing and tissue manipulation. The development of hexapods for three-dimensional deformity correction has aided the surgeon with the most challenging of ca...
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| author | Garrett Wireman, DPM, ATC Thomas Poynter, DPM David Seligson, MD Nicholas Laco, DPM |
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| description | External fixators can be used in a variety of ways to treat orthopedic pathologies. Fixators have evolved with better understanding of osseous healing and tissue manipulation. The development of hexapods for three-dimensional deformity correction has aided the surgeon with the most challenging of cases. This was advanced with the aid of computer modeling attached to motors to turn the struts for more accurate correction. Our case demonstrates the successful application and utilization of a dual motor dual hexapod singular construct frame for deformity correction of contractures at the knee and the ankle over the course of 45 days for gradual correction. To the authors knowledge there has not been any reports of the use of a dual motor dual hexapod singular construct frame in a single limb for deformity correction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-115c07fbdcaa4ae9ae82052d7782dfcb2025-08-20T02:35:19ZengElsevierFoot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases2667-39672025-01-015210047210.1016/j.fastrc.2025.100472Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case studyGarrett Wireman, DPM, ATC0Thomas Poynter, DPM1David Seligson, MD2Nicholas Laco, DPM3Department of Orthopaedics, Resident, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USADepartment of Orthopaedics, Fellow, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USADepartment of Orthopedics, Director of Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship, University of Louisville, KY, USADepartment of Orthopedics, Associate Director of Podiatry Residency and Fellowship, University of Louisville, 550 South Jackson St. Ambulatory Care Building, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Corresponding author.External fixators can be used in a variety of ways to treat orthopedic pathologies. Fixators have evolved with better understanding of osseous healing and tissue manipulation. The development of hexapods for three-dimensional deformity correction has aided the surgeon with the most challenging of cases. This was advanced with the aid of computer modeling attached to motors to turn the struts for more accurate correction. Our case demonstrates the successful application and utilization of a dual motor dual hexapod singular construct frame for deformity correction of contractures at the knee and the ankle over the course of 45 days for gradual correction. To the authors knowledge there has not been any reports of the use of a dual motor dual hexapod singular construct frame in a single limb for deformity correction.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667396725000072FootAnkleKneeExternal fixatorFine wire frameDeformity correction |
| spellingShingle | Garrett Wireman, DPM, ATC Thomas Poynter, DPM David Seligson, MD Nicholas Laco, DPM Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case study Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases Foot Ankle Knee External fixator Fine wire frame Deformity correction |
| title | Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case study |
| title_full | Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case study |
| title_fullStr | Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case study |
| title_short | Dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities: A novel technique & case study |
| title_sort | dual motorized hexapod singular external fixator frame construct for knee and ankle contracture deformities a novel technique amp case study |
| topic | Foot Ankle Knee External fixator Fine wire frame Deformity correction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667396725000072 |
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