[Has the dynamic hip screw justifiably replaced Ender nailing in the management of hip para-articular femoral fractures of the A1-A3 and B2 type?].

The results obtained in 167 extracapsular fractures of the hip are presented. Ender's pins were used in 82 cases and the dynamic hip screw (DHS) in 85. Comparison of different aspects (handling, postoperative mobility, complication rate, mortality) shows that the second operating procedure named DHS is highly suitable for the treatment of fractures A1-A3 and B2 (Müller classification) and superior to the procedure with Ender's pins.