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Carpal fractures
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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
- Triquetrum fracture
- Lunate fracture
- Trapezium fracture
- Pisiform fracture
- Hamate fracture
- Capitate fracture
- Trapezoid fracture
Evaluation
- Evaluate Zone of Vulnerability
See Also
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