Correlación entre la biometría femoral de pacientes españoles y la osteosíntesis de fémur con clavo Gamma largo

There is a clear conflict between the femoral biometry of our population and the length and curvature of the long Gamma nail, with a high incidence of poor implant positioning; nails could adopt an excessively anterior position and even impale through the anterior cortex. We think that long Gamma nail osteosynthesis is appropriate for pertrochanteric, subtrochanteric and trochantero-diaphyseal fractures, although the availability of shorter nails with a curvature adapted to our population's biometry would be desirable.