Research progress on correction of severe foot and ankle deformities with digital hexapod external fixators.
10.7507/1002-1892.202505066
- Author:
Hui DU
1
;
Zhiyu WANG
1
;
Sihe QIN
2
Author Information
1. Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 102200, P. R. China.
2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, 100176, P. R. China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
Digital hexapod external fixator;
Taylor spatial frame;
complications;
foot and ankle deformities;
precise correction
- MeSH:
Humans;
External Fixators;
Foot Deformities/surgery*;
Ankle Joint/abnormalities*;
Ankle/abnormalities*;
Equipment Design
- From:
Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery
2025;39(8):930-936
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To review the research progress on correction of severe foot and ankle deformities with digital hexapod external fixators.
METHODS:The relevant research literature on digital hexapod external fixators at home and abroad in recent years was reviewed and analyzed. Taking Taylor spatial frame (TSF) as a representative, this article elaborates on the research progress of this technology in the treatment of severe foot and ankle deformities from aspects such as device principle, technical characteristics, clinical application, complication management, and controversial perspectives, aiming to provide theoretical references for clinical application.
RESULTS:The treatment of severe foot and ankle deformities is a complex challenge in orthopedics, often involving multiple plane alignment abnormalities, muscle weakness, soft tissue contractures, and joint dysfunction. The digital hexapod external fixators (such as TSF), based on the principle of six degrees of freedom motion and combined with computer-assisted technology, enables precise correction of multi-dimensional deformities.
CONCLUSION:The digital hexapod external fixators provides a minimally invasive and efficient option for the treatment of severe foot and ankle deformities, and shows significant advantages in the treatment of complex post-traumatic deformities, neuromuscular deformities, diabetes Charcot arthropathy, and other diseases.
