Carpal fractures: Difference between revisions

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== Background  ==
==Background  ==
[[File:Carpal bones.png|thumb|Carpal bones]]
[[File:Carpal bones.png|thumb|Carpal bones]]
[[File:Zone_of_Vulnerability.jpg|thumb|Zone of Vulnerability]]
[[File:Zone_of_Vulnerability.jpg|thumb|Zone of Vulnerability]]
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{{Carpal fractures}}
{{Carpal fractures}}


== Diagnosis ==
==Diagnosis ==
[[Image:Wrist xr ap.jpg|thumb|AP view]]
[[Image:Wrist xr ap.jpg|thumb|AP view]]
[[Image:Wrist_-_Lateral.jpg|thumb|Lateral view]]
[[Image:Wrist_-_Lateral.jpg|thumb|Lateral view]]
*Evaluate Zone of Vulnerability
*Evaluate Zone of Vulnerability


== See Also  ==
==See Also  ==
*[[Fracture (Main)]]
*[[Fracture (Main)]]
*[[Carpal dislocations]]
*[[Carpal dislocations]]
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== References ==
==References ==


[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Orthopedics]]

Revision as of 10:47, 5 July 2016

Background

Carpal bones
Zone of Vulnerability
  • 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 fx

Fracture Types

Carpal fractures

AP view

Diagnosis

AP view
Lateral view
  • Evaluate Zone of Vulnerability

See Also

Video

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References