The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announced April 21 the release of a new Equine Health Advisory identifying key risk factors associated with fatal proximal forelimb fractures in ...

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.

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.

Abstract: An ultrasound (US)-based computer-assisted approach has the potential to improve the accuracy and precision of screw placement for the percutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures ... 0.3 mm ...

Once an X-ray shows the fracture is healed, the cast can be removed. Fractures that are in the proximal pole of the scaphoid, displaced, or not treated soon after injury require surgical repair.

The case presentation of a 22-year-old right hand–dominant female gymnast who fell onto her wrist 1 year ago is discussed. She was seen at an outside hospital and diagnosed with a scaphoid fracture 2 ...

Medical records of scaphoid fracture nonunions with humpback deformities treated ... running from the ulnar side of the distal tuberosity to the radial side of the proximal pole, in addition to the ...

A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...

They include: Proximal row: Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform Distal row: Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate A fracture may occur due to an injury to one or more bones in the wrist.

Fivefold Fracture in a Perilunate Fracture Dislocation ... Autologous Osteoligamentous Reconstruction of Scaphoid Proximal Pole With Metatarsal Head and Collateral Ligament: Cadaver Anatomic ...

There was no mention of pre-registration. Patients were excluded if their fractures were displaced, if they had proximal pole scaphoid fractures, fracture dislocations, additional fractures, or ...