A scaphoid (carpal navicular) fracture is the displacement of one of the eight bones of the wrist joint. It is located between the radius bone of your forearm and the base of the thumb.

The scaphoid ... fractures aren’t seen on an X-ray right after the injury. If a fracture isn’t seen, but your doctor still suspects you have one, your wrist will be immobilized with a thumb ...

Nonsurgical treatment for a scaphoid fracture may involve keeping the wrist immobile in a cast or splint. If the fracture is nearer to the thumb, it should heal in a matter of weeks, as long as ...

A pairwise meta-analaysis of level 1 studies examining acute minimally displaced and undisplaced scaphoid waist fractures showed ... short arm cast and short thumb spica cast.” ...