Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nonunion in a displaced fracture of the scaphoid is four times more likely than nonunion in an undisplaced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence from a major study published in Lancet showed most scaphoid waist fractures achieve union with casting ...

Q: What is unique about scaphoid fracture? A: Most of the time the patient feels that only a sprain has taken place. Besides, deformity is uncommon in these fractures. A: When a bone is displaced it ...

Scaphoid fractures, typically sustained through falls on an outstretched hand, present unique challenges owing to the bone’s tenuous blood supply and critical role in wrist kinematics. Initial ...

Plaster casts are just as effective at healing certain types of wrist fractures as surgery, new research suggests. A cast should be used for scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist in the first instance ...

This week we are going to discuss scaphoid fractures in the wrist. The scaphoid is a peanut shaped bone on the thumb side of the wrist. When a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) occurs, the patient ...