BACKGROUND The scaphoid bone is the most commonly fractured of the carpal bones. In the Netherlands 90% of all carpal fractures is a fracture of the scaphoid bone. The scaphoid has an essential role in functionality of the wrist, acting as a pivot. Complications in healing can result in poor functional outcome. The scaphoid fracture is a troublesome fracture and failure of treatment can result ...

Although based on their long-term clinical evolution there appeared to be no doubt that fractures of the scaphoid modify the mechanical behavior of the carpus, the mechanisms of these modifications have not yet been investigated. This study based on finite element analysis provides insight into the sequence behind the onset of arthritis of the wrist, highlighting the existence of pressure peaks...

Introduction. Scaphotrapezial synostosis has been rarely reported in the literature and only one case underwent surgical treatment for scaphoid fracture. Presentation of Case. A 15-year-old male presented with a painful left wrist following a fall. The initial radiographs showed a displaced scaphoid proximal pole fracture and a Scaphotrapezial synostosis. The fracture was then fixed percutaneou...

isolated scaphoid dislocation is a rare injury of the wrist. to our knowledger, only 22 cases of isolated scaphoid dislocation have been reported in enghish-language literature and we could find only one case with pure radial dislocation. we present a 34-year-old man with isolated pure radial scaphoid dislocation that was treated by open reduction and repair of the scapholunate ligament and pin...

BACKGROUND The carpal scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone in young adults after a fall on an outstretched arm that results in acute dorsal flexion of the wrist. However, stress fractures of the scaphoid are relatively rare. To the best of our knowledge, we describe the first case in the literature of carpal scaphoid stress fracture in a tennis player. CASE PRESENTATION An 18-y...

The term carpal instability is commonly used, but what carpal stability actually is has not been defined. Much of the mechanically complex wrist’s versatility is due to the intercalated three bone proximal carpal row. Landsmeer described the collapse tendency associated with intercalated segments. The factors which provide static stability are the oblique alignment of the scaphoid, the obliquel...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the cost effectiveness of multiple competing diagnostic strategies for suspected scaphoid fractures. METHODS With published data, the authors created a decision-tree model simulating the diagnosis of suspected scaphoid fractures. Clinical outcomes, costs, and cost effectiveness of immediate computed tomography (CT), day 3 magnetic resonance imagi...

OBJECTIVE Ulnar variance may be a risk factor of developing scaphoid non-union. METHODS A review was made of the posteroanterior wrist radiographs of 95 patients who were diagnosed of scaphoid fracture. All fractures with displacement less than 1mm treated conservatively were included. The ulnar variance was measured in all patients. RESULTS Ulnar variance was measured in standard posteroan...

Background and purpose - The epidemiology and optimal diagnostics of wrist injuries in children are not knotwn. We describe fractures revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a prospective population of children and adolescents with posttraumatic radial-sided wrist tenderness, and compare the diagnostic value of radiographs and computed tomography (CT) with that of MRI. Patients and meth...

A displaced fracture of the scaphoid is one in which the fragments have moved from their anatomical position or there is movement between them when stressed by physiological loads. Displacement is seen in about 20% of fractures of the waist of the scaphoid, as shown by translation, a gap, angulation or rotation. A CT scan in the true longitudinal axis of the scaphoid demonstrates the shape of t...