Research Article

Morphological Study of the Anterior Surface of the Distal Radius

Table 1

Measurement methods for distal radius parameters.

RegionsAbbreviationMeasurement

Anterior surface in coronal viewiLIntermediate width/length between points i and c
rLRadial width/length between points r and c
WDWhole width/length between points i and r
CaAngle between the connected line using points i and r and the central vertical line of the radius

Curvatures of the anterior surface in sagittal sectional viewiSaAngle of curvature of the curved surface of the anterior surface as an arc on the intermediate section
rSaAngle of curvature of the curved surface of the anterior surface as an arc on the radial section
iRRadius of curvature of the curved surface of the anterior surface on the intermediate section
rRRadius of curvature of the curved surface of the anterior surface on the radial section

Angles of the anterior surface in sagittal sectional viewiCMSOAngle of the line connecting points iC and M and the line connecting points S and O
rCMSOAngle of the line connecting points rC and M and the line connecting points S and O
iCSSOAngle of the line connecting points iC and S and the line connecting points S and O
rCSSOAngle of the line connecting points rC and S and the line connecting points S and O
iMSSOAngle of the line connecting points iM and S and the line connecting points S and O
rMSSOAngle of the line connecting points rM and S and the line connecting points S and O