Nondisplaced or minimally displaced scaphoid fractures have traditionally been treated conservatively. More recently, early surgical intervention has been advocated despite a lack of supporting ...

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Objective: To compare the long term outcomes of the two treatment options for navicular stress fractures: non-weightbearing cast immobilisation and surgical fixation. Design: Retrospective case study.

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This week we are going to discuss tarsal navicular fractures which are most commonly the result of either traumatic injury or repetitive stress with young individuals and athletes demonstrating the ...

Q. I am a 17-year-old basketball player who has had worsening foot pain for two months. When the pain reached the point I could not play, I went to see my team doctor. He got X-rays and an MRI scan ...

A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...

A study led by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist as surgery. The SWIFFT trial, funded by ...

The scaphoid bone is one of the eight smaller carpal bones in your wrist. It lies on the thumb side of your wrist right below the radius, one of the two larger bones in your forearm. It’s involved in ...