Abstract
Wall LB, Brodt MD, Silva MJ, Boyer MI, Calfee RP. The effects of screw length on stability of simulated osteoporotic distal radius fractures fixed with volar locking plates. J Hand Surg Am. 2012;37:446-453. Length of the distal locking screws can be estimated with length of a diaphyseal screw. This information may help surgeons to select adequate length of distal locking screws during volar plating of distal radius fractures. During volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures, determining the adequate screw length may be difficult due to the metaphyseal comminution. We hypothesized that the length of distal locking screws would correlate with the length of diaphyseal screws which can be measured more easily with depth gauge. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the length of distal locking screws and diaphyseal screws in volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures.
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