This week we are going to discuss scaphoid fractures in the wrist. The scaphoid is a peanut shaped bone on the thumb side of the wrist. When a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) occurs, the patie… ...

Typical acute symptoms of a scapholunate tear are wrist pain in the dorsolateral aspect of the wrist (1 cm distal to the dorsoradial tubercle), swelling and/or bruising, weak hand grip, and loss ...

The scaphoid is a peanut-shaped bone on the radial aspect of the wrist (thumb side) which is particularly prone to a significant type of injury—the transverse fracture.

Scaphoid view, a PA view with the wrist in ulnar deviation, is indicated when there is a strong clinical suspicion of scaphoid fracture but four-view wrist exam is negative (Fig. 8).

Scaphoid fractures are injuries to one of the small bones of the wrist that typically occur when people try to break a fall with their hands. They comprise up to 7% of all skeletal fractures.

Wrist (carpal bones like the scaphoid, lunate or capitate) Distal radius and ulna We also treat complex wrist bone fractures of the scaphoid, lunate or capitate that are not healing. Wrist fractures ...

SLAC wrist is a painful wrist condition. Learn about symptoms, causes, and treatment options available today.

Figure 1. Left wrist PA view: Distal radius fracture with widening between the scaphoid and lunate carpal bones, highly suspicious for a scapholunate ligamentous tear. Figure 2.

In current clinical practice, wrist CT is most often requested in assessing nonunion of fractures, particularly a scaphoid waist fracture (Fig. 16).