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.

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 ...

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.

There are a few exceptions; hairline fractures in some bones, like the tiny scaphoid bone in the wrist, often heal badly, and need a special cast. Stress fractures of the weight-bearing bones of ...

Others may think of a fracture as a specific kind of break called a hairline crack ... compared to the alternative is a myth. Using the scaphoid bone in the wrist as an example, Dr. Henley ...

The scaphoid is the most common carpal bone to fracture. Nondisplaced scaphoid fractures can be missed when initial X-rays are read as normal and/or the injury is believed to be a wrist sprain.

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.

SAN FRANCISCO — Smokeless tobacco use may be associated with an increased nonunion risk in patients who undergo nonoperative management for a scaphoid fracture, according to results presented here.

The tests have diagnosed a scaphoid bone fracture. The treatment to follow, and the time the player is out for, will be determined on Monday. It should be remembered that Neto was the second ...

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 ...