Screw Lengths in Radius Volar Plates (PESLDRF)

Regional University Hospital Center (CHRU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Radius; Fracture, Lower or Distal End; Tendon Injury - Upper Limb; Fracture Fixation, Internal

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03634865

PESLDRF (29BRC18.0004)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background Fractures of the distal radius are among the most common. Major complications, including irritation and rupture of the extensor tendons, may occur if epiphyseal screws of inappropriate length are used.

Questions/Purposes The main objective of the present study was to determine whether the optimal epiphyseal screw length can be determined by reference to the diaphyseal screw length.

Methods Forty CT scans were semi-automatically segmented. A 3D model of the volar plate was affixed to each distal radius with simulation. The maximum lengths of the diaphyseal screws, as well as the four distal epiphyseal screws, were measured. Linear regression analysis was performed.

Enrollment: 41 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All CT-scans available in our database

Exclusion criteria

• Any pathology that could affect the radius morphology
• Refuse to participate