The problem set forth by the traumatisms of growth cartilage regarding the treatmentof the osseus bridges and its sequelas has motivated the carrying out of an experimentalmodel in rabbit. It has been our pretension to evaluate the utility of the carbon fibre as a materialof insertion in the prevention of osseous bridges formation after a physeal distal femoral lesionsurgically provoked. 24 rabbits, of both sexes, 4 weeks old and with an average weight of 1.200g have been used for this experiment. These have been distributed into 4 group composedof 6 animals each, taking into account the moment of sacrifice, 1, 2, 4 and 8 weeks. Bothfemurs of each animals were operated on executing an external resection of the growth platein distal extremity of the femur. The left femur was taken as control and was left to evolve.A carbon fibre was implanted on the right femur, taken as experimental. All the specimen werestudied macroscopically, radiologically and histologically, observing that the carbon fibre usedas material of interposition in the defects growth cartilage sets as a passive barrier retardingthe appearance of the osseous bridges.

The problem set forth by the traumatisms of growth cartilage regarding the treatmentof the osseus bridges and its sequelas has motivated the carrying out of an experimentalmodel in rabbit. It has been our pretension to evaluate the utility of the carbon fibre as a materialof insertion in the prevention of osseous bridges formation after a physeal distal femoral lesionsurgically provoked. 24 rabbits, of both sexes, 4 weeks old and with an average weight of 1.200g have been used for this experiment. These have been distributed into 4 group composedof 6 animals each, taking into account the moment of sacrifice, 1, 2, 4 and 8 weeks. Bothfemurs of each animals were operated on executing an external resection of the growth platein distal extremity of the femur. The left femur was taken as control and was left to evolve.A carbon fibre was implanted on the right femur, taken as experimental. All the specimen werestudied macroscopically, radiologically and histologically, observing that the carbon fibre usedas material of interposition in the defects growth cartilage sets as a passive barrier retardingthe appearance of the osseous bridges.