However, wrist injuries are often missed in the emergency department (ED). If the fracture is not diagnosed and remains untreated, the patient runs a considerable risk of chronic disability. The ...

Methods We analyzed 156 three-dimensional extremity computed tomographies (CTs) on carpal bones of patients with distal radius fractures (120 women and 36 men with a mean age of 63 years). Patients ...

A wrist fracture, or broken wrist, is a common injury ... and hamate bones are connected to the bones of the palm. The carpal bones are connected by ligaments. Many tendons connecting the forearm ...

Recognising the classical radiographic signs including disruption of Gilula’s arcs, loss of colinearity of the radius/lunate/capitate, the ‘piece of pie’ sign and overlapping of the carpal bones is ...

Carpal boss or bossing is the term given to a bony lump on the back of the hand. This protuberance typically occurs at the junction of the long hand bones (metacarpals) and the small wrist bones ...

This image shows the soft tissues and the ends of the forearm bones (radius and ulna) and eight small wrist bones (carpal bones). An X-ray technician will take pictures ... or show deformities of the ...