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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2019000500734</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Combinación de la fijación externa e interna en el tratamiento de una fractura expuesta del pilón tibial. Presentación de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Combination of external and internal fixation in the treatment of an exposed fracture of the tibial pylon. Case Presentation]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Truffin Rodriguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yaniel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Osmany]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Samón Matos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Annia Lázara]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos Cienfuegos]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos Cienfuegos]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>734</fpage>
<lpage>739</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2019000500734&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2019000500734&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2019000500734&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Las fracturas expuestas del pilón tibial son lesiones poco frecuentes que se asocian con la aparición de múltiples complicaciones derivadas de la intensidad del trauma, a esto se añade la posibilidad real de sepsis de tejidos blandos o hueso y los trastornos de la consolidación ósea relacionados con la zona afectada. El adecuado manejo de estas afecciones por parte del personal médico evita la aparición de importantes complicaciones, por este motivo se decidió compartir la experiencia en el manejo de estas afecciones mediante la presentación de un caso.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Exposed fractures of the tibial pylon are infrequent lesions that are associated with the appearance of multiple complications derived from the intensity of the traumain addition to the real sepsis possibility of soft tissues or bone and bone consolidation disorders related to the affected zone. Adequate management of these conditions by the medical staff avoids the appearance of important complications, for this reason it was decided to share the experience in the management of these conditions by presenting a case.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fracturas de la tibia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fracturas abiertas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fijación interna de fracturas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fijación externa de fracturas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tibial fractures]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fractures]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[open]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fracture fixation/internal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fracture fixation/external]]></kwd>
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