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Device · Circular external fixator

Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF)

Circular external fixator. Manufacturer: Smith+Nephew.

listed providers
5
countries
5

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Device facts

Manufacturer
Smith+Nephew
Device type
Circular external fixator
Placement
External
Also called
TSF, TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME, Spatial Frame

How it works, at a high level

Smith+Nephew describes the TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME as a circular external fixator that allows adjustments and alignment correction after surgery.

The International Center for Limb Lengthening describes two rings connected by six struts, with a computer program generating the adjustment schedule.

Techniques it is listed with

How providers name it

  • “Hexapod – najczęściej typu Taylor Spatial Frame lub Orthex”
  • “Taylor Spatial Frame”
  • “Taylor spatial frame (TSF)”
  • “Taylor Spatial Frames”

Providers currently listing this device

5 listed providers · shown alphabetically

  • Reception desk of the Paley Middle East Clinic at Burjeel Medical City

    Burjeel Medical City — Paley Middle East Clinic

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Hospital · Surgery + rehabilitation

    • Fully internal lengthening
    • External fixation
    • Lengthening over nail (LON)
    Partially verified
  • Paley European Institute

    Warsaw, Poland

    Surgical clinic · Surgery + rehabilitation

    • Fully internal lengthening
    • External fixation
    • Lengthening over nail (LON)
    Partially verified
  • Entrance of the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute building, with the institute's sign above the doors

    Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute

    West Palm Beach, United States

    Surgical clinic · Surgery + rehabilitation

    • Fully internal lengthening
    • External fixation
    Partially verified
  • “Welcome to Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore” sign on the hospital's brick entrance building

    RNOH Limb Reconstruction

    Stanmore, United Kingdom

    Hospital · Surgery + rehabilitation

    • Fully internal lengthening
    • External fixation
    Partially verified
  • UZ Leuven — Orthopedie

    Leuven, Belgium

    Hospital · Surgery + rehabilitation

    • Fully internal lengthening
    • External fixation
    Partially verified
See every provider listing a circular external fixator in the directory

Sources

  1. TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME External Fixator (opens in a new tab)

    Smith+Nephew · Manufacturer · checked 3 Oct 2026

  2. External Fixators (opens in a new tab)

    International Center for Limb Lengthening, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore · Hospital website · checked 3 Oct 2026

    Used for the descriptions of circular, Taylor Spatial Frame, Ilizarov and monolateral fixators.