A rare injury of the wrist, scapho-capitate fracture syndrome, in a young patient is reported. Despite early recognition of the injury and surgical intervention, the scaphoid fracture did not unite and another attempt to achieve union with bone grafting and internal fixation also failed. The wrist continued to be painful and stiff. Radiographs of the wrist, 18 months after the injury, showed no...

Stress fracture of the capitate reports A 42-year-old male physical exercise teacher presented to his general practitioner (GP) with a 4-month history of bilateral wrist pain. He was unable to recall any specific episode of trauma, but the nature of his work as a gymnastics teacher required repeated dorsiflexion of both wrists. The pain was enough to keep him awake at night and he had developed...

Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor, which represents approximately 10% of all benign bone tumors. When localized to the carpus, osteoid osteomas are most often seen in the scaphoid and capitate. Rarely, these tumors can also be observed in the trapezium. Given the infrequency with which osteomas are located in the trapezium and often nonspecific presenting symptoms, diagnosis of this tumor ...

BACKGROUND There are three morphologies of the capitate based on its lunate and scaphoid articulations: flat, spherical, and V-shaped. Following a proximal row carpectomy (PRC), the capitate articulates with the lunate facet of the radius, altering contact biomechanics at the radiocarpal joint. Therefore, capitate morphology may influence contact pressures at the capitolunate articulation and i...

Primary aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) in the hands is rare. It occurs more commonly in metacarpal bones and involvement of carpal bones is very uncommon. We report the third case of ABC in the capitate, its clinical presentation, imaging findings and treatment.