this is a fairly short video (about a minute) about the external fixator. it uses to diagrams to show the movement of the bone and the frame. in this case, there using it to re-form a broken and deformed bone. I think it’s a good example for people who may not understand the purpose of a TSF yet.
Do you think a Taylor Spatial Frame is beneficial to the future for patients going through the process?
In my opinion, I think the TSF is beneficial to the patient’s future. From a personal experience, the external frame has made a positive impact. I’m not going to lie and say there have been no rough patches to the procedure because there were. I have been hospitalized twice and I have received minor surgery to remove a pin and have it replaced with a wire. Although it was tough at the time, it was worth it. I was hospitalized and received the surgery due to an infection. The infection was causing minor pain and preventing me from fully weight baring. Luckily, I passed that and am now nearly fully weight baring. The surgery never set my progress back, just helped me move forward. I notice the lengthening in my leg which also helped straighten my spine (my doctors said that if my spine wasn’t straightened eventually, it would lead to spine surgery). Just like any patients who have received a TSF, I am counting down the days until I get it off. Not because I don’t like having it but because I can’t wait to have even and stronger legs in the near future. That was my opinion to whether a Taylor Spatial Frame will be beneficial to patients future, so now I want to know yours. Would you agree, disagree or be undecided? Tell me what your opinion is to my question by leaving a comment. Thank you 🙂
http://www.limblengthening.com/news/QuickFix.html
This link leads to an article about the fundamentals of a Taylor Spatial Frame. Fundamentals of how the TSF works and what happens when adjustments are made to the frame. The article I am focusing on is the one below the heading “The Fundamentals Behind The Frame”, there are other articles but they are about different things relating to the TSF. In the article it explains the visual dynamics of the frame. I think they do a very good job at explaining it judging from my personal visualization. As well, there explanation of the “6 struts” and there purpose was very straight forward. At the end of the article it shows a table for the left limb deformity adjustments. I was able to read my own adjustments, but I found when I read the table in the article, it was much more confusing. Personally, I think the table example was the only con to this article. I think it was very straight forward and easy to under stand. I would recommend it if you were curious about the TSF fundamentals.
Hi! Welcome to my blog. I am a student who will be researching information about a lengthening and deformation cure done by the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF). This blog will have information about new things I learn personally and in general. I received a TSF myself for lengthening purpose. I’m sure many people are un-aware of what a TSF is which is understandable because it is not a common procedure throughout the world. I hope over the next couple of months you begin to understand what it does and why it is used. I will be posting as much information that I have on here and as well as my twitter account. If your interested in following my account, my username is @XternalFixator. Thank you 🙂
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