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01-03-2017 | Hand and Wrist Sports Medicine (E Tolo and L Dwyer, section editors)

Scaphoid fractures in the athlete

Authors: Mark J. Winston, Andrew J. Weiland

Published in: Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

Scaphoid fractures are a common wrist injury, especially in athletes. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for a scaphoid fracture in any patient complaining of radial-sided wrist pain after a fall on an outstretched hand. Advanced imaging, including CT and MRI scans, may be useful in diagnosis and classification of fracture patterns. Treatment varies based on the fracture location, stability of the fracture, and predictability of the fracture to heal. Treatment involves either non-operative management with a thumb spica cast or brace, or operative fixation with a headless compression screw, k-wires, or scaphoid-specific plates. Return to play is dependent on many variables, including sport, fracture union, and ability to play with cast.

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Title: Scaphoid fractures in the athlete
Authors: Mark J. Winston
Andrew J. Weiland
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1935-9748
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-017-9382-y

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