ALLMedicine™ Carpal Fractures Center

Jan 18th, 2023 - Because of their low incidence, studies about carpal fractures are rare. The aim of the present study was to analyze epidemiology and treatment of fractured carpal bones. We retrospectively analyzed data of 178 patients admitted to our emergency r...

Aug 20th, 2022 - In recent decades, there has been a trend toward increased use of operative treatment of hand fractures. However, internal stabilization with wires or open reduction and internal fixation of the phalanges and the metacarpals carries a risk of surg...

Aug 1st, 2022 - Background In general, splints are applied to decrease movement and provide support and comfort by stabilizing an injury. Splints are primarily used to secure nonemergency injuries to the bones and soft tissues of an extremity until they can be ev...

Aug 1st, 2022 - Background In general, splints are applied to decrease movement and provide support and comfort by stabilizing an injury. Splints are primarily used to secure nonemergency injuries to the bones and soft tissues of an extremity until they can be ev...

Aug 1st, 2022 - Background In general, splints are applied to decrease movement and provide support and comfort by stabilizing an injury. Splints are primarily used to secure nonemergency injuries to the bones and soft tissues of an extremity until they can be ev...

Aug 14th, 2020 - The scaphoid is the most common fractured carpal bone in active adults, accounting for up to 80% of all carpal fractures. The optimum treatment approach of the acute scaphoid fractures is under discussion. Cast immobilization is the main treatment...

Apr 2nd, 2019 - Scaphoid fractures The scaphoid bone is the most frequently occurring fracture of the carpal bones. Scaphoid fractures represent 2-6% of all fractures and 90% of all carpal fractures in the Netherlands. Scaphoid fractures typically occur in young,...

Aug 8th, 2017 - The scaphoid bone is an obliquely orientated bone on the radial (thumb) side of the wrist, between the distal carpal row and the radius. Wrist injury is a common presentation to the Emergency Department (ED) in the UK. Amongst these patients, the ...

Aug 10th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Most scaphoid waist fractures in adults do not need to be repaired surgically, a new study finds. Outcomes from just over 400 patients with scaphoid waist fractures who were randomly assigned to receive either surgery or a plast...

Aug 10th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Most scaphoid waist fractures in adults do not need to be repaired surgically, a new study finds. Outcomes from just over 400 patients with scaphoid waist fractures who were randomly assigned to receive either surgery or a plast...

Oct 7th, 2019 - THE CASE A 20-year-old man presented to our family medicine clinic with right wrist pain 4 days after falling on his wrist and hand while playing basketball. He denied any other previous injury or trauma.

Mar 1st, 2018 - THE CASE A 12-year-old girl presented to my office (JH) with bilateral wrist pain. She had fallen on both wrists palmar-flexed and then, while trying to get up, landed on both wrists dorsi-flexed.

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Fractures of the carpus can be debilitating injuries and often lead to chronic pain and dysfunction when not properly treated. Although scaphoid fractures are more common, fractures of the other carpal bones acco...