“…9,13 In addition, screws perpendicular to the fracture site allow for a larger fracture area available for apposition and blood flow, 14 and had no difference in load to failure or cyclical loading of the screw, even when the screw was shorter. 10 Most recently, a clinical study by Mahmoud et al 11 showed that screws placed more perpendicular to the scaphoid fracture plane had a shorter time to union as well.…”