The scaphoid is a small bone of the wrist that is located at the base of the thumb, immediately above the radius bone, where the wrist bends. It is seen when the thumb is held in a hitch-hiking or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence from a major study published in Lancet showed most scaphoid waist fractures achieve union with casting ...

Carlos Frederico Arend, M.D. Nevertheless, it may be premature to completely abandon the traditional approach of casting patients for two weeks and then re-evaluating them. There are two reasons for ...

Scaphoid fractures, typically sustained through falls on an outstretched hand, present unique challenges owing to the bone’s tenuous blood supply and critical role in wrist kinematics. Initial ...

Objective: To determine the cost effectiveness of a magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) within 5 days of injury compared with the usual management of occult scaphoid fracture. Methods: All patients ...

A study led by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist as surgery. The SWIFFT trial, funded by ...

Q: What is unique about scaphoid fracture? A: Most of the time the patient feels that only a sprain has taken place. Besides, deformity is uncommon in these fractures. A: When a bone is displaced it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Smokeless tobacco use was associated with a twofold increase in nonunion risk compared with a control group.

This week we are going to leave the leg and move into the upper extremity (arm) to discuss a condition that occurs in the wrist and can be significantly debilitating—the scaphoid fracture. The ...

The scaphoid bone is one of the eight small bones that comprise the carpal bones of the wrist. The carpal bones consist of two rows — one closer to the hand, the other row closer to the forearm. The ...

A scaphoid fracture is a break in a small bone in the wrist called the scaphoid bone. It commonly occurs due to a fall on an outstretched hand. If you've fractured your scaphoid bone, you may ...