Subluxation of the Carpal Scaphoid

A case of recurrent subluxation of the carpal scaphoid.

A man aged thirty-one years attended the London Hospital in June 1948, complaining that three months earlier he had “ sprained “ his right wrist while playing Rugby football. He was not sure of the exact nature of the injury and did not think much of it at the time. Later he noticed that forced palmar-flexion of the right wrist joint caused pain over the radial half of the dorsum of the joint a...

Fracture of the Carpal Scaphoid

Bilateral rotatory subluxation of the scaphoid.

We describe the case of a 17-year-old girl, who presented to our Accident and Emergency (A&E) department following minor trauma to her forearm. Initial x-rays were misread as normal. Radiographs demonstrated classical features of rotatory subluxation of the scaphoid, which was found to be bilateral.

Isolated carpal scaphoid dislocation.

Isolated carpal scaphoid dislocations are rare. Because of this, treatment strategies can be conflicting and vague. The current authors present a case of isolated scaphoid dislocation that was treated initially with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. Failure of this index treatment necessitated open reduction and internal fixation providing an adequate short-term outcome. Current treatm...

Congenital hypoplasia of the carpal scaphoid bone.

Three cases of absence of the carpal scaphoid bone have previously been reported in this country (Hodgson 1943, Hanley and Conlon 1957). All three had similar deformities, namely absence or hypoplasia of the carpal scaphoid bone, associated with retardation in the development of the first metacarpal bone, the styloid process of the radius and thenar muscles. While agreeing with these authors th...