If you've fractured your scaphoid bone, you may experience pain and swelling in the wrist just below your thumb. A scaphoid fracture is sometimes called a “snuffbox” fracture as this area of ...

Figure 20. Posteroanterior view of the left wrist. Sclerotic margins at the scaphoid waist fracture indicate the presence of a nonunion. Osteophytosis, cartilage loss, and remodeling are seen at ...