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SALLES BETANCOURT, Guido Román; MARRERO RIVERON, Luis Oscar; CABRERA VILTRES, Nelson  e  ALVAREZ PLACERES, Leopoldo. Formation of a bone of the forearm with vascularized fibular graft. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2005, vol.19, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.

A patient that presented cubitus and radius septic pseudoarthrosis, bone defect greater than 6 cm, proximal radio-cubital luxation, loss of the finger extensors and conserved nervous function, was treated. A reconstruction of the forearm was performed in 2 times to form one bone of the forearm with vascularized fibular graft of 12 cm. Bone consolidation was attained 3 months after the operation.

Palavras-chave : Bone defects; septic psueoarthrosis; bone scintigraphy; radiomarked ciprofloxacin.