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PEDIATRIC WRIST AND HAND INJURIES TO THE CARPUS Epidemiology Rare, although carpal injuries may be underappreciated owing to difficulties in examining an injured child and the limited ability of plain radiographs
WRIST INJURIES EPIDEMIOLOGY The annual incidence of carpal fractures in the United States was reported at more than 678,000 in 1995. Seven percent of distal radius fractures have an associated carpal fracture. Carpal
DEFINITION The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone, accounting for 1 in every 100,000 emergency department visits.15 Scaphoid fractures typically result from a fall on an outstretched hand or less commonly following forced palmar flexion of the wrist20 or axial loading of
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures DEFINITION The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone, accounting for 1 in every 100,000 emergency department visits.15 Scaphoid fractures typically result from a fall on an
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures DEFINITION The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone, accounting for 1 in every 100,000 emergency department visits.15 Scaphoid fractures typically result from a fall on an
Chapter 2 Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures Asheesh Bedi Peter J.L. Jebson Levi Hinkelman DEFINITION The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone, accounting for 1 in every 100,000 emergency department visits.15 Scaphoid
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures Asheesh Bedi Peter J.L. Jebson Levi Hinkelman DEFINITION The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone, accounting for 1 in every 100,000 emergency department visits.15 Scaphoid fractures
CARPAL Fractures and dislocations Facts Fractures and dislocations involving the carpus can be easily misdiagnosed as wrist sprains The carpus is made up of 8 bones grouped into 2 rows Distal carpal row: strong ligamentous connections