The scaphoid is a peanut-shaped bone on the radial aspect of the wrist (thumb side) which is particularly prone to a significant type of injury—the transverse fracture.

Q. I was playing basketball last month and fell on my right wrist. I felt severe pain when I landed on it. I went to the ...

To clarify the study findings, Dias said results of SWIFFT showed scaphoid waist fractures with less than 2 mm of displacement are amenable to nonoperative treatment with casting. However ...

The injury is not expected to require surgery. There isn’t a timetable for his return, although Cronenworth recalled a left wrist (scaphoid) fracture in 2015 healing in about six weeks.

Hay said scaphoid bone fracture surgery typically involves inserting a screw to stabilize the break. “Typically, it goes on to heal reliably well,” he said.

Wrist (carpal bones like the scaphoid, lunate or capitate) Distal radius and ulna We also treat complex wrist bone fractures of the scaphoid, lunate or capitate that are not healing. Wrist fractures ...

Giants pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux underwent surgery for a fracture in his wrist Wednesday morning and is out “week-to-week,” head coach Brian Daboll said before practice.

Discussion Wrist injuries after a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) are common in any age group. However, SL ligament tears are more common in adults, especially adult athletes.

A scaphoid fracture causes swelling and pain around the base of the thumb. The pain may be significant when trying to make a grasping motion or other movement of the thumb or wrist. If the ...

He suffered a fracture of one of the small bones in his left wrist and is set to miss an indefinite amount of time, the team said in a statement. However, ESPN reported Reid will have surgery and ...

Slovenian Pogacar, who won the event in 2021, underwent surgery in Genk to treat a scaphoid fracture after being involved in a crash with EF Education–EasyPost's Mikkel Honore.

An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is effective at detecting a common type of wrist fracture on X-rays, according to a study published in the journal Radiology: Artificial ...