Abstract: ObjectiveTo compare the effect of imagings taken with different angles to observe relationship of wrist joint and distal screws.Methods29 patients with the distal radius fractures were performed operatively with the open reduction and internal fixation. The standard antero-posterior and lateral imagings of the wrist joint were taken during operation, and two different angle imagings of the wrist joint were also taken meantime in all 29 patients.ResultsScrews were found to penetrate into the joint in antero-posterior imagings of 23 cases and standard lateral imagings of 25 cases. However, no screws were found to penetrate into the joint in two different angle imagings.ConclusionTwo different angle imagings can fully show the articular surface of distal radius without screws.

Key words: wrist joint, distal radius, fracture, implants, X-ray