Treatment of open tibia fracture by external fixation and flap

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Keywords:

tibia fracture, open fracture, external fixator, flap

Abstract

Introduction: the open fracture of the tibia is one of the most frequent emergencies in patients who suffer motor vehicle accidents and its treatment is generally very complex.
Case presentation: 40-year-old male patient who suffered an open fracture of the tibia after a car accident undergoing treatment with an external fixator, flap and antibiotics.
Conclusions: the adequate management of the patient with an open fracture allows a satisfactory evolution, the placement of external fixators allows applying other therapeutic options and thus stabilizing the fracture.

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Author Biographies

Pedro Alberto Marrero García, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Ortopedia y Traumatología. Profesor Asistente en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Miguel Mederos Piñeiro, Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

Especialista de I y II Grado en Ortopedia y Traumatología. Profesor Auxiliar en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

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2022-07-04

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Marrero García PA, Mederos Piñeiro M. Treatment of open tibia fracture by external fixation and flap. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 4 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];16(3):571-6. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1742

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2022): July-September

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Case Reports

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