Hexapod External Fixators for Trauma
Hexapod external fixators are a sophisticated class of devices that are commonly used in the management of complex trauma, limb deformity, limb reconstruction, and/or limb lengthening. They are distinguished using 6 length adjustable struts that typically connect a pair of ring components to one another. These rings serve as proximal and distal fixation to skeletal segments and can be very precisely manipulated with respect to one another across 6 degrees of freedom using dedicated software for planning purposes.
Authors
- Muadh Alzeedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4861-4875)
- Mitchell Bernstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-0918)
- Kevin Tetsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3069-4141)
- Grant Menegon
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Biruni University (TR)
- McGill University (CA)
- Ottawa University (US)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bot.0000000000003070
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00