ArticleCureus2025
The Effect of Proximal Cortical Screw Length of Volar Locking Plates on Clinical Outcomes in Distal Radius Fractures.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective The aim of this study is to examine whether the length of the proximal diaphyseal screws of volar locking plates used in distal radius fractures affects the clinical outcomes. Material and methods The study included patients who were over 18 years of age and underwent volar locking plate application due to distal radius fracture with a minimum follow-up period of 12 months. Demographic data, Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QDASH), grip strength, range of motion, and extensor tendon irritations were evaluated in patients. The prominence of the proximal cortical screws of the plates from the dorsal cortex was measured (in mm) on the lateral radiographs of the patients. Results The median follow-up time of the 73 patients in our study was 17 (14-26) months. The median age of the patients was 51 (44-58) years. Extensor tenosynovitis was detected in 22 patients due to proximal screw length. Proximal screw prominence over 1.2 mm was found to be statistically significant for extensor synovitis (p<0.05). Range of motion, radiological measurements, grip strength, QDASH, and other demographic data had no association with extensor tenosynovitis. Conclusion In the surgical treatment of distal radius fractures, dorsal cortex protrusion of proximal cortical screws of volar locking plates more than 1.2 mm plays a role in postoperative patient dissatisfaction.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.