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. 2014 Nov;3(4):245–249. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1394132

Table 1. Number of screws crossing the dorsal cortex changed during osteosynthesis of distal radius fracture with volar plate after reading the intraoperative fluoroscopic projection/incidence on a series of 75 clinical cases.

Case Screw protrusion length (mm)
(N) Screw 1 Screw 2 Screw 3 Screw 4
10 1
14 2
17 0.5
25 0.5
27 2
39 0.5 0.5
48 0.5
57 1 1
59 1
72 0.5
73 1
75 0.5 0.5

Screw 1: the most radial screw.

Screw 2: the screw radial to the Lister tubercle.

Screw 3: the screw ulnar to the Lister tubercle.

Screw 4: the most ulnar screw.