Reintervenciones en fijación externa ósea

a study to detect the surgical re-operation rate in a group of patients operated on by external bone fixation technique in the orthopedic and trauma service of "comandante pinares" general teaching hospital in san cristóbal municipality was carried out. a high surgical re-operation rate was found in the sample, always related to the wire path sepsis. the results of re-operated cases were less satisfactory with the other techniques used.