Joual of the american society for surgery of the hand, vol. 2,No.
3,August 2002. - P. 129 -
140. Carpal fractures excluding the scaphoid can cause morbidity that is disproportionate
to their incidence because they are easily overlooked and are often
harbingers of a wider wrist injury. Failure to recognize a more global injury
patte can result in undertreatment and permanent wrist dysfunction. Diagnosis
requires a high index of suspicion,familiarity with carpal topography to guide
the physical examination,and judicious use of specialized radiographic views and
ancillary imaging techniques.
140. Carpal fractures excluding the scaphoid can cause morbidity that is disproportionate
to their incidence because they are easily overlooked and are often
harbingers of a wider wrist injury. Failure to recognize a more global injury
patte can result in undertreatment and permanent wrist dysfunction. Diagnosis
requires a high index of suspicion,familiarity with carpal topography to guide
the physical examination,and judicious use of specialized radiographic views and
ancillary imaging techniques.