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Acute Scaphoid Fracture in 26M
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Peter J. Evans MD/PhD
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health South - Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic, Florida
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A 26-year-old right hand dominant male presents to the emergency room with left wrist pain after falling off his skateboard the same day. He denies an...y prior injury to the wrist. He denies numbness and tingling.
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(P: 117088) In addition to the current plain radiographs, would you obtain additional imaging studies to guide treatment?
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Yes - CT scan of the wrist (CT)
Yes - additional radiographic views (aXR)
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Great comments. I keep learning. In general I adhere to the principle drilled into me by Joe Schatz... more
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PMID: 34791929
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2022 Jan;47(1):73-79. Epub 2021 Nov 18.
Acute scaphoid fractures: making decisions for treating a troublesome bone.
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Great case Dr. Evans and thank you for sharing! Fixation looks excellent. I’m aggressive with these... more
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Hand (N Y). 2017 05;12(3):236-241. Epub 2016 Jul 7.
The Scaphoid Staple: A Systematic Review.
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Looks good - not much to add to the case, but looks like a decent # of questions floating around bel... more
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PMID: 4653642 J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1972 Dec;54(8):1612-32.
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Traumatic instability of the wrist. Diagnosis, classification, and pathomechanics.

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J H Dobyns
J W Beabout
R S Bryan
Traumatic instability of the wrist. Diagnosis, classification, and pathomechanics.
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