title: Tips of the trade #36. Measurement of intramedullary rod distal locking screws.
abstract: A technique that is used to measure the length of intramedullary rod distal locking screws is described. This procedure does not require the use of standard depth gauges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001858:Bone Nails; D001863:Bone Screws; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement