Correction of post-traumatic lower limb deformities using the Taylor spatial frame.

Twenty-five post-traumatic leg length discrepancies combined with axial deviation in 22 patients were treated with the Taylor spatial frame. We retrospectively analysed the accuracy of correction, the complication rate and the clinical outcome including the duration of treatment. The cases were divided into three sub-groups according to the level of the osteotomy.

Fracture of the scapular body: functional outcome after conservative treatment.

Background: Scapular body fractures, irrespective of the number of fragments, are usually managed non-operatively, with favorable results. We evaluated results after non-operative management to determine the outcomes of scapular body fractures.

Methods: We evaluated 22 patients following a fracture of the scapular body that had been treated non-operatively.