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Wrist Pain from Scaphoid Fracture

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Updated August 26, 2005

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MRI of Scaphoid Fracture
Wrist Pain from Scaphoid Fracture

This is the MRI image of a patient with wrist pain. The x-rays were normal, but the MRI clearly shows a scaphoid fracture (black line through the scaphoid bone).

A MRI test was obtained and clearly shows a scaphoid fracture. The fracture is non-displaced (not out of position). The scaphoid fracture is in the proximal pole--the region closer to the wrist than the hand. Scaphoid fractures in the proximal pole are especially prone to avascular necrosis. Therefore, surgery was recommended in an effort to ensure healing of this patient's scaphoid fracture.

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