Ring breakage is a rare but significant complication requiring revision surgery and prolonging the course of treatment. We have encountered three cases with Taylor Spatial Frames (TSF) with breakage at the half ring junction of the distal ring. This experimental study examines the strains produced at different locations on the distal ring during loading and the effects of altering the construct in order to develop techniques to minimise the risk of breakage. We mounted different TSF constructs on tibia sawbone models. Construct 1 reproducing the configuration of cases where failure was seen, Construct 2 with different wire and half pin configuration and construct 3 with the distal ring rotated 60 degrees. Strain Gauges were attached to different locations and measurements were collected during loading. Statistical analysis was subsequently performed.Introduction
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