Objective: To present the results obtained in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the distal third of the tibia using an external fixator.
Clinical Case: Male, young patient with chronic osteomyelitis of the left tibia resulting from a Gustilo IIIB complicated fracture. We performed resection of the osteomyelitis focus.
Results: Good clinical and radiologic results were obtained with this technique; a 9 cm effective bone transport was achieved.
Conclusions: Bone transport is a very useful method for the treatment of osteomyelitis that involves bone resection; the RALCA external fixator is technically useful.
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