Hexapod External Fixator Systems

1. History and evolution of hexapod external fixators.- 2 Principles of hexapod external fixators functions: software and hardware.- 3 Characteristics and usage modalities. Main systems.- 4 Hexapod external fixators in acute fracture treatment and their complications.- 5 Hexapod external fixators in the treatment of axial and rotation deformities and limb length discrepancies.- 6 Hexapod external fixators in bone defect treatment.- 7 Hexapod external fixators in pediatric deformities.- 8 Hexapod external fixators in articular stiffness treatment.- 9 Hexapod external fixators in foot deformity correction.- 10 Problems, challenge, complications in hexapod external fixation systems. Contraindications.- 11 Hexapod external fixators upgrade: motor powered frames , automation, deformity correction scheduling and remote control.- 12 Ancillary usage of hexapod external fixators: Fixator assisted nailing (FAN), fixator assisted locking plate (FALP), lenghtening over nail (LON), bone transport over a nail (BTON) and lenghtening  and then nailing (LATN).  External to internal fixation conversion timing.- 13 Ionizing radiation exposure.- 14 Economical aspects and practical considerations.- 15 Appendix: Deformity geometry.- 16 Nomenclature.

Marco Massobrio is an Aggregate Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at "Sapienza" University of Rome and the past President (years 2018-2020) of the Italian Society of External Fixation (SIFE). As Chief Surgeon of the Unit for pelvic and complex trauma of lower limbs at the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome, he has over 30 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, with a special interest in primary and secondary limb deformity correction and bone defect reconstruction, mainly by means of external fixator devices. For the past 10 years, he has been using computer- assisted hexapod external fixators for the treatment of complex deformities.
Redento Mora is a Full Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University of Pavia and is Chief Surgeon of the Orthopaedic Unit at the "Istituto di Cura Città di Pavia". He has a special interest in the treatment of congenital and acquired limb deformities, post-traumatic bone loss and non-unions. He has considerable experience in bone regeneration, the use of circular external fixation for bone transport, and the use of computer-assisted hexapod external fixators.