Fracturas diafisiarias abiertas de tibia

a cross-sectional descriptive study was made on 61 patients diagnosed with and treated for open diaphyseal fractures of the tibia at "manuel ascunce domenech" provincial teaching clinical-surgical hospital in camaguey city from january 1998 to january 2002. male sex was predominant in 78,6% of patients. the highest incidental age group was 26-35 years-old. traffic accidents were the most frequent cause of these fractures. the medial third of the tibia was the most affected area in 63.9% of patients. fracture type ii from the gustillo & anderson classification predominated. ralca external fixator was the most used therapeutical technique. delayed consolidation and infection were the most common complications in 19.6% and 16.3% of cases respectively.