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*Ulnar nerve damage associated with fractures of hamate or pisiform | *Ulnar nerve damage associated with fractures of hamate or pisiform | ||
*50% of pisiform fracture associated with injury to distal radius or other carpal bone | *50% of pisiform fracture associated with injury to distal radius or other carpal bone | ||
*If bone fragment seen posterior to carpus on lateral, very likely triquetrum | *If bone fragment seen posterior to carpus on lateral, very likely triquetrum fracture | ||
==Fracture Types== | ==Fracture Types== | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 10 July 2016
Background
- Scaphoid fractures account for 70% of all carpal fractures
- Ulnar nerve damage associated with fractures of hamate or pisiform
- 50% of pisiform fracture associated with injury to distal radius or other carpal bone
- If bone fragment seen posterior to carpus on lateral, very likely triquetrum fracture
Fracture Types
Carpal fractures
- Scaphoid fracture
- Lunate fracture
- Triquetrum fracture
- Pisiform fracture
- Trapezium fracture
- Trapezoid fracture
- Capitate fracture
- Hamate fracture
Diagnosis
- Evaluate Zone of Vulnerability
See Also
Video
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