Comparative Study Between Role of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Scaphoid Fracture Diagnosis

Background: Fractures of the scaphoid are second most common fractures upper limb after distal radius fractures. Rapid and accurate diagnosis is needed, because delayed initiation therapy increases risk complications such as non-union avascular necrosis. Objectives: To compare between diagnostic accuracies Computed Tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging in detecting its complications. Methods: This study was carried out on 30 patients presented to private Hand clinic from October 2018 December 2019, with clinical symptoms tenderness anatomic snuffbox wrist trauma suspected have fracture plane X-ray. They were invited enroll a comparison CT MRI regard their utility. Results: The mean age for participants 31.8 years (SD = 12.6 years). Nineteen (66.7%) had horizontal fractures, 10 oblique structures (33.3). MDCT showed that 29 cortical 27 2 mixed one patient trabecular fracture. Conclusion: Multidetector superiority over detection involvement but inferior superior early stage I Scaphoid advanced collapse. necrosis proximal segment bone.