Pediatric Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Reconstructive SurgeryPediatric Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Reconstructive Surgery2309-39942410-8731Eco-Vector31110.17816/PTORS3161-69Orthopedic hexapods: history, present and prospectsVilenskyViktor AleksandrovichMD, PhD, research associate of the department of bone pathology. FSBI “Scientific and Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics n. a. G. I. Turner” under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federationvavilensky@mail.ruPozdeevAleksander PavlovichMD, PhD, professor, chief research associate of the department of bone pathology. FSBI “Scientific and Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics n. a. G. I. Turner” under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federationprof.pozdeev@mail.ruBukharevEdgar ValentinovichMD, PhD, research associate of the department of bone pathology. FSBI “Scientific and Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics n. a. G. I. Turner” under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.-PozdeevAndrey AleksandrovichMD, PhD, orthopedic and trauma surgeon of the department of bone pathology, FSBI “Scientific and Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics n. a. G. I. Turner” under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federationaapozdeev@gmail.comZubairovTimur FaizovichMD, PhD, research associate of the department of bone pathology. FSBI “Scientific and Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics n. a. G. I. Turner” under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation-SolominLeonid NikolaevichMD, PhD, professor, leading research associate of the FCBI Vreden RRITO Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Professor of the chair of Surgery with the course of Traumatology and Orthopedics SPSU.solomin.leonid@gmail.comThe Turner Institute for Children’s Orthopedics, Saint-PetersburgVreden RRITO, Saint-Petersburg1503201531616906052015Copyright © 2015, Vilensky V.A., Pozdeev A.P., Bukharev E.V., Pozdeev A.A., Zubairov T.F., Solomin L.N.2015The article is dedicated to computer-assisted external fixation devices, so-called hexapods. The main advantage of these frames is capability to make mathematically precise correction of bone fragments in three planes and six degrees of freedom on the base of calculations made in special software application. Recently these devices are mostly applied in long bone deformity correction but the sphere of its effective useis not limited by only this direction. 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