Radius Surgery – Dorsal Tilt Vs. Volar Tilt

Now, if we were to create a sagittal section through the distal radius, you would notice that the articulating surface of the distal radius is not flat like this.

Instead, it is tilted in the volar direction this way.

A distal radius fracture can reverse that and cause the so-called dorsal tilt of the articulating surface of the distal radius.