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SALLES BETANCOURT, Guido et al. Vascularized fibular graft and external minifixator in bone defects of the upper extremity. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2001, vol.15, n.1-2, pp.32-34. ISSN 0864-215X.

A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted to show the results of 10 patients treated with vascularized fibular graft and an external minifixator, a model created by Professor Dr. Sc. Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras, from January,. 1996, to February, 2001, due to bone defects > 6 cm in order to evaluate the effectiveness of this surgical technique. 50 % of these patients are males and the other 50 % are females with an age range from 12 to 48 years old (20 %, fibula;, 50 %, cubitus; and 30 %, radius). The average time of consolidation was 29 weeks. 2 of the complications, a pseudoarthrosic focus and a fracture caused by fatigue required surgical treatment (20 %). The technique was evaluated as good in 8 patients (80 %) and as fair in 2 (20 %). Therefore, we can conclude that it is effective for bone defects > 6 cm in the upper extremity.

Palabras clave : FIBULA [transplants]; BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY [injuries].

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