Conservative management of fracture scaphoid

Conservative treatment of scaphoid fractures

Trans-scaphoid perilunate fracture dislocation: 'notjust a scaphoid fracture'.

Rowan CH, Downing ND. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221041 Description Perilunate dislocations are uncommon high-energy injuries which are missed in approximately 25% of cases on initial presentation. We present the X-rays of a 25-year-old man who fell from a height of approximately 2 metres onto an extended wrist. Plain radiographs (figure 1) show classical signs of a trans-scaphoid ...

Initial management of potential occult scaphoid fracture in Australasia

AIM To characterise current management of adult patients with possible occult scaphoid fracture in Australasian emergency departments. METHODS Internet-based survey of Directors of Emergency Medicine Training throughout Australasia. Data collected included the most common management used in ED for patients with possible occult scaphoid fracture and whether there was a guideline regarding mana...

SCAPHOID FRACTURE Relevant antomy

The distal row, which is more stable and moves as a unit, consists of the trapezium, the trapezoid, the capitate, and the hamate. The distal row forms a rigid, supportive transverse arch upon which the five metacarpals of the hand are supported. The trapezium articulates with the first metacarpal, the trapezoid with the second, and the capitate with the third one. The capitate and trapezoid are...

Scaphoid waist fracture.

A 35-year-old male office worker fell on an outstretched hand, injuring his dominant wrist. He had persistent pain about the radial aspect of the wrist. He reported no prior injury or symptoms proximally. On physical examination, mild swelling with tenderness was observed about the scaphoid in the snuffbox. Mild limitation of wrist range of motion existed. Anteroposterior (A), lateral (B), and ...