Scaphoid Fracture: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Scaphoid fractures are a type of broken wrist. They happen when you break your scaphoid bone — a small bone near the base of your thumb. You might need surgery, but even if you do, you should make a full recovery. People usually need around three months to heal from a scaphoid fracture. What is a scaphoid fracture?
Scaphoid Fracture: Symptoms & Treatment | The Hand Society
A scaphoid fracture is usually diagnosed by an x-ray of the wrist. However, x-rays do not always show scaphoid fractures. A break in the bone that cannot be seen on x-ray yet is called an “occult” fracture.
Scaphoid Fracture of the Wrist - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Symptoms of a scaphoid fracture typically include swelling and pain in the wrist just below the base of the thumb. Pinching, grasping, pushing, and pulling often make pain worse. Treatment for a scaphoid fracture can range from casting to surgery.
Scaphoid Fracture - Hand - Orthobullets
2024年5月8日 · Scaphoid Fractures are the most common carpal bone fracture, often occurring after a fall onto an outstretched hand. Diagnosis can generally be made by dedicated radiographs but CT or MRI may be needed for confirmation.
Scaphoid fracture: Treatment, symptoms, and recovery - Medical News Today
2022年11月30日 · A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the carpal bones in the hand. It occurs most often due to breaking a fall with an outstretched hand. Treatment may include wearing a cast or...
Scaphoid Fracture: What You Need to Know About a Broken Wrist - Healthline
2023年6月27日 · Scaphoid fracture is a break in the scaphoid bone, one of the small bones in your wrist. Breaks are often caused during falls or as a result of repeated use of the wrist in sports such...
Scaphoid Injuries and Conditions (Wrist Injuries) - HSS
2024年1月29日 · Scaphoid fractures present with wrist and/or thumb pain (with gripping, lifting, and motion), swelling and bruising. Since the scaphoid bone is relatively small, these presenting symptoms may be less dramatic than other types of wrist fractures (for example, a distal radius fracture) where visible deformity may be immediately visible.
Scaphoid Fracture (Wrist Fracture): Symptoms and Treatment
2023年9月14日 · The scaphoid bone is one of the carpal bones in your hand around the area of your wrist. It is the most common carpal bone to break (fracture). A scaphoid fracture is usually caused by a fall on to an outstretched hand. Symptoms can …
What Causes a Scaphoid Fracture? How to Avoid It? - WebMD
2024年2月23日 · 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.
Scaphoid fracture - Wikipedia
A scaphoid fracture is a break of the scaphoid bone in the wrist. [1] Symptoms generally includes pain at the base of the thumb which is worse with use of the hand. [2] The anatomic snuffbox is generally tender and swelling may occur. [2] Complications may include nonunion of the fracture, avascular necrosis of the proximal part of the bone ...