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.

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.

Nonconventional radiographs, including scaphoid and carpal tunnel views, may show occult wrist fractures. Scaphoid view, a PA view with the wrist in ulnar deviation, is indicated when there is a ...

Navicular fractures can occur in the middle of the foot. They also occur in the wrist, as one of the eight carpal bones at the base of the hand is also known as the scaphoid or navicular bone.

These bones, arranged in two rows, include the scaphoid and lunate bones in the ... X-rays will also detect a fracture of the radius if present. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

Using a plaster cast to treat scaphoid wrist fractures of the wrist is equivalent to surgery in healing the bone, as long as the few that do not re-join are identified and fixed. Scaphoid wrist ...

It has been confirmed that Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) will miss at least month of racing due to a scaphoid fracture he sustained during Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

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 ...