Your scaphoid is located at the bottom of this triangle. The site of the fracture affects how it will heal. Fractures in the distal pole and waist usually heal quickly because they have a good ...

A scaphoid (carpal navicular) fracture is the displacement of one of the eight bones of the wrist joint. It is located between the radius bone of your forearm and the base of the thumb.

A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...

and fractures (single or multiple) of the distal radius, ulna, or any of the carpal bones (with the most common being scaphoid). The most important diagnostic tool is the initial history and ...

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 ...

Patients with a scaphoid fracture often are made aware of this ... McDonald is also a clinical partner with AB Fitness/Alma Blagg.

Q: Dear Bone Doctor; What kind of cast do most surgeons use for a scaphoid fracture? If I ask for a long arm cast instead of a short would they apply one? Gary C. A: Dear Gary; The treatment for a ...

The aetiology of osteoporotic fractures is multifactorial, but little is known about the way to evaluate patients with a recent clinical fracture for the presence of secondary osteoporosis.

Read at the meeting of the American College of Surgeons at the Boston City Hospital October 12, 1928. From the Bone and Joint Service, Boston City Hospital. † For record and address of author ...

He has special interest and expertise in the surgical treatment of wrist injuries such as distal radius fractures, scaphoid fractures, and non-unions (MFC and MFT vascularized bone transfer), and ...

A scaphoid fracture is one of the most common of wrist injuries, especially among sportsmen and women. The bone is shaped like a cashew nut and connects the thumb to the wrist, acting like a ball ...