Scaphoid fracture is a break in the scaphoid bone, ... your wrist will be immobilized with a thumb splint until repeat X-rays are taken 10 to 14 days later. By that time, ...

A scaphoid fracture is a break of the ... of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ... to wear a splint for up to 6 months after a fracture.

The scaphoid bone, also known as navicular bone, is highly prone to breakage, hence, fractures are quite common in this area. Typically, a scaphoid wrist fracture occurs when a person falls on the ...

A pairwise meta-analaysis of level 1 studies examining acute minimally displaced and undisplaced scaphoid waist fractures showed no statistically significant difference in the union rates between ...

It is not clear from the results whether proximal pole scaphoid fractures, defined as a fracture of the proximal 20% of the scaphoid, should be operatively treated, Dias said, “because two ...