[Translated article] The configuration of the screws in the osteosynthesis of fractures of the femoral neck does not influence the functional or mechanical outcomes.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Synthesis with cannulated screws is one of the accepted methods in femoral neck fractures, although its optimal configuration is a subject in continuous debate. The main objective was to compare the results of the patient with a femoral neck fracture fixed with three screws in triangle and inverted triangle configuration in the frontal plane.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective and comparative study of 53 patients with femoral neck fracture, operated between 2015 and 2022 with fixation with three cannulated screws, 22 with a triangle configuration (triangle group) and 31 in an inverted triangle (inverted triangle group). Functionality was evaluated using the modified Merlé d'Aubigné scale, walking ability using the Koval scale, as well as postoperative complications.

RESULTS: On the Merlé d'Aubigné scale, the mean score was 16.7 in the triangle group and 16.1 in the inverted triangle group (P = .259). On the Koval scale, a significant decrease was observed, going from 1.6 preoperative mean to 2.2 after surgery (P = .000), finding no differences between groups. There were six postoperative complications in the triangle group and three in the inverted triangle group (P = .140).

CONCLUSION: The configuration of the screws in the femoral neck, both in the form of a triangle and an inverted triangle, did not influence the functional or mechanical outcomes of the patients with a femoral neck fracture fixed with three cannulated screws.