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Table 1 Standard descriptive statistics for distal radius width, depth and distal screw length [mm]

From: Using self-drilling screws in volar plate osteosynthesis for distal radius fractures: a feasibility study

 

Depth

Width

Screw #1

Screw #2

Screw #3

Screw #4

Screw #5

Screw #8

Mean ± SD

25.4 ± 2.5

35.2 ± 2.8

20.6 ± 2.4

24.1 ± 1.8

24.0 ± 2.3

23.3 ± 1.8

21.7 ± 2.1

23.1 ± 2.1

95 % CI

24.5–26.2

34.3–36.1

19.8–21.4

23.5–24.7

23.2–24.7

22.7–23.9

21.0–22.4

22.4–23.8

Min

22.0

30.0

15.0

21.0

20.0

20.5

18.5

18.0

Max

30.0

40.0

26.0

28.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

27.0

  1. SD, Standard deviation, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, Min Minimum, Max Maximum