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 ...

Donald S. Bae, MD: Historically, scaphoid fractures in children were thought to affect predominantly the distal pole, requiring neither surgical treatment nor longer term follow-up. Based upon our ...

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 ...

However, scaphoid waist fractures that are displaced more than 2 mm can undergo percutaneous operative fixation during which the distal pole is identified, a wire is put down the scaphoid and then ...

Fivefold Fracture in a Perilunate Fracture Dislocation ... Autologous Osteoligamentous Reconstruction of Scaphoid Proximal Pole With Metatarsal Head and Collateral Ligament: Cadaver Anatomic ...

As many as 30% of scaphoid fractures may not be detectable on initial X-rays. Because the scaphoid has a poor blood supply to the waist and proximal pole, failure to treat fractures early can ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...