Resumen

QUESADA MUSA, Juan Vicente; DELGADO RIFA, Eraclio; LEYVA PEREZ, Nelson  y  LOPEZ GUEVARA, Fernando. Stabilizing osteotomies and internal fixation in unsteady hip fractures. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2005, vol.19, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.

A longitudinal prospective study was conducted in 50 patients with diagnosis of unsteady hip fractures that underwent stabilizing osteotomies and internal fixation at Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna General Teaching Hospital. The study group was applied Dimon and Hughston technique, whereas Sarmientos technique was used in the control group. The efficacy of both types of osteotomies was evaluated in relation to consolidation time and reduction stability. The behavior of different variables and their influence on the results were analyzed. Females and the age group 70-79 were the most affected. Type III fractures of Tronzo classification predominated in both groups. The results were good in 58 % of the patients. Those from the study group had a greater percentage. The loss of fixation and the consolidation delay stood out among the complications of the patients operated on by Sarmientos technique.

Palabras clave : Osteotomy; unsteady fracture; hip; internal fixation.