Fractures of the carpal scaphoid in children show some quite remarkable differences with respect to fractures of the carpal scaphoid in adults. A review of the literature shows that fractures in children are more often located in the distal third, are more often incomplete and are usually not displaced. Our experience with 23 fresh fractures of the carpal scaphoid in children confirms these fin...

Background. Pseudoarthrosis of the scaphoid results in the development of carpal instability and severe posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Modern methods of treatment focus on reconstruction of the anatomical shape and length of the scaphoid. The purpose of our study was to determine the occurrence of carpal osteoarthritis after surgical treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis using a cortico-cancello...

As per literature the immediate and late carpal tunnel syndrome in colles fracture and other wrist injuries is known but tardy carpal tunnel syndrome in fracture Scaphoid is rare. I am presenting a case of tardy carpal tunnel syndrome in patient with non-union fracture scaphoid with 40 years old injury.

Primary bone healing fails to occur in 5-15 % of scaphoid bones that undergo fracture fixation. Untreated, occult fractures result in nonunion up to 12 % of the time. Conventional bone grafting is the accepted management in the treatment algorithm of scaphoid nonunion if the proximal pole is vascularized. Osteonecrosis of the proximal scaphoid pole intuitively suggests a need for transfer of th...

Introduction/Methods: Scaphoid fractures are the most common fractures of the carpal bones of the wrist, and represent 11% of all fractures of the upper extremity and between 70% and 80% of all carpal fractures. In most cases, the mechanism of injury is a fall with the wrist extended. Although conservative treatment of stable fractures of the carpal scaphoid associated with a high rate of conso...

The term carpal instability is commonly used, but what carpal stability actually is has not been defined. Much of the mechanically complex wrist’s versatility is due to the intercalated three bone proximal carpal row. Landsmeer described the collapse tendency associated with intercalated segments. The factors which provide static stability are the oblique alignment of the scaphoid, the obliquel...

We have assessed the value of using a simple apparatus,the Carpal Box, in patients with suspected scaphoid fracture, to produce elongated and magnified radiographs of the carpus. The interobserver agreement between 60 observers of standard scaphoid radiographs and longitudinal and transverse Carpal Box radiographs (X-CB) was compared in 11 patients. Three-phase bone scanning was used as a compa...

Fractures of the scaphoid are the most common carpal injuries. Suspected scaphoid injuries make up a large part of the work of an accident and emergency department, and unfortunately make up a significant percentage of litigation claims. Initial radiographs cannot always detect fractures while undisplaced and subsequently untreated fractures may give rise to premature carpal collapse and degene...

The purpose of this study was to review the clinical results of carpal ligaments injuries with scaphoid nonunion. We hypothesized that scaphoid nonunion with carpal ligament injury is associated with clinical result. We retrospectively reviewed 60 cases of -Herbert screw fixation with bone graft for scaphoid nonunions. Scapholunate (SL) and lunotriquetral (LT) ligaments lesions were confirmed b...

We report on a case of aplasia or unilateral congenital absence of the carpal scaphoid associated with dysplasia of the capitate. Congenital absence of the carpal scaphoid is a rare but well-documented condition. As far as we know, the present case is the seventh one reported in the medical literature. Imaging studies (X-ray and MRI) confirmed the absence of the carpal scaphoid associated with ...