The utility of cross‐sectional imaging in the management of suspected scaphoid fractures

• Published in: Journal of medical radiation sciences Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 30 - 37
• Main Authors: Wijetunga, Asanka R., Tsang, Venessa H., Giuffre, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2019; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Female; Fractures; Fractures, Bone - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Immobilization; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical imaging; Middle Aged; Multimodal Imaging; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Original; Outpatient care facilities; Patients; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; Risk; scaphoid bone; Scaphoid Bone - diagnostic imaging; Scaphoid Bone - injuries; Studies; Surveillance; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Wrist; wrist injuries; X‐rays; Young Adult; scaphoid bone; magnetic resonance imaging; Fractures; wrist injuries; X-rays

Introduction Scaphoid fractures are the commonest carpal bone fracture. If untreated they pose significant risk to patients, thus if a scaphoid fracture is suspected, patients are managed with immobilisation. Although scaphoid fractures may be difficult to diagnose on plain radiography, sometimes fo...