FLASH CARD
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Commonly fractured bone among the carpals
Scaphoid fracture:
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Commonly fractured bone among the carpals
Mechanism: Fall on a outstretched arm
Symptoms:
Wrist joint pain
O/E:
Anatomic snuffbox tenderness
Imaging
X-ray:
Non displaced fracture( < 2mm ): may appear normal or as a fine radiolucent line.
Treatment:
Non displaced: Immobilization of the wrist
Displaced: Open reduction and internal fixation
