Clavo de etropal con arandela metálica: una solución práctica

objective: to show the results achieved by patients with intracapsular hip fractures and treated with intracapsular hip fractures when the plastic washer is replaced by a metal one. methods: a retrospective descriptive study was carried out in 5 cases operated on at the orthopedics and trauma service in "celia sánchez" teaching clinical and surgical hospital located in manzanillo, granma province, from january to november, 2006. they had been diagnosed as femoral neck fractures and they were performed osteosynthesis with etropal screws and their plastic implants. the average follow-up time was 6 months. results: the most affected patients were females (4 cases for 80 %) aged over 81 years. the consolidation occurred more frequently from 13 to 16 weeks and pain persisted just in one patient after three months. conclusions: this surgical procedure replaced the plastic washer by a metal one, made up of a straight plate of ao system that provides a therapeutical protection for intracapsular hip fractures.