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. 2017 May 10;6(4):307–315. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1602849

Table 1. Dimensions of the distal radius in the axial plane at Lister's tubercle, and 1 cm proximal.

Radius Lister's tubercle 1 cm proximal to Lister's tubercle
Axial plane Medial–lateral Axial plane Medial–lateral
Cortex–cortex Intramedullary Cortex–cortex Intramedullary Cortex–cortex Intramedullary Cortex–cortex Intramedullary
1 19.4 (3) 18.8 27.5 (1) 27.1 13.4 (12) 11.8 21.8 (9) 19.9
2 23.3 (3) 22.7 29.9 (2) 29.4 15.9 (14) 13.7 22.8 (7) 21.3
3 20.3 (1) 20.0 25.4 (2) 25.0 13.8 (7) 12.8 19.0 (3) 18.5
4 22.2 (1) 21.9 26.3 (2) 25.7 15.1 (5) 14.4 21.0 (3) 20.4
5 21.6 (2) 21.2 28.8 (1) 28.5 16.3 (8) 15.0 25.9 (5) 24.6
6 23.4 (1) 23.2 31.4 (1) 31.0 16.8 (2) 16.4 25.8 (1) 25.5
Mean 21.7 (2) 21.3 28.2 (1) 27.8 15.2 (8) 14.0 22.7 (4) 21.7
Standard deviation 1.47 1.52 2.06 2.08 1.26 1.49 2.49 2.52

Note: Measurements are in millimeter. Cortex—cortex represents the dimensions from the furthest part of the cortices. Percentage of the cortex compared with the total distance is given as a percentage in brackets. “Intramedullary” distance represents the distance between from the inner cortices.