Cavadas Rodríguez, Pedro C.Baklinska, MagdalenaTéllez Palacios, DanielaProducción Científica UCH 2022UCH. Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía2023-06-072023-06-072022-02-25Cavadas, P. C., Baklinska, M. & Téllez, D. (2022). Vascularized ribs in the treatment of posterior instrumentation infection after thoracic vertebrectomy: case report. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, vol. 55, i. 1 (25 feb.), pp. 107–110. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-17405260970-03581998-376X (Electrónico)http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14402Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0041-1740526.pdfIsolated vertebral mestastases can be successfully treated by surgical removal of the affected vertebral body and stabilization with alloplastic material. The bone union between the upper and lower vertebra is expected, yet a relatively high rate of a nonunion has been reported. In case of infection, bone consolidation is altered, and removal of alloplastic material is recommended, which decreases spinal stability and is a devastating complication. This case report of delayed infection and exposure of posterior hardware after thoracic vertebrectomy without an interbody osseous union, authors present a successful treatment with vascularized rib flaps through an anterior approach followed by hardware removal.application/pdfenopen accessVértebras - Cirugía.Vertebrae - Surgery.Breast - Cancer.Metástasis ósea.Bone metastasis.Mamas - Cáncer.Artículohttps://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1740526https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es