Abstract
An 8 year old boy with a Gustilo–Anderson type 3 open fracture of the tibia and large soft tissue defect was treated with debridement and temporary external fixation. After acute shortening and posterior angulation his fixation was converted to a Taylor spatial frame (TSF) with gradual deformity correction and lengthening. He underwent several interventions up to maturity to address his residual deformities.
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Eidelman, M. (2015). Case 4: Post-traumatic Deformity and Bone Loss in 8 Year Old Boy. In: Rozbruch, S., Hamdy, R. (eds) Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18023-6_66
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