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. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Smokeless tobacco use was associated with a twofold increase in nonunion risk compared with a control group.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cannabis-only users had a 10.1% rate of nonunion 24 months after a scaphoid fracture. Patients who did not use ...

This week we are going to discuss scaphoid fractures in the wrist. The scaphoid is a peanut shaped bone on the thumb side of the wrist. When a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) occurs, the patient ...

A 17-year-old right-hand-dominant male, Mr. B, presented to our pediatric fracture clinic with a complaint of left wrist pain. He had a history of an undocumented scaphoid fracture three years earlier ...

A study led by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist as surgery. The SWIFFT trial, funded by ...

Objective: To determine the cost effectiveness of a magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) within 5 days of injury compared with the usual management of occult scaphoid fracture. Methods: All patients ...

An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is effective at detecting a common type of wrist fracture on X-rays, according to a study published in the journal Radiology: Artificial ...