A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...

A scaphoid fracture is a break in a small bone in the wrist called the scaphoid bone. It commonly occurs due to a fall on an outstretched hand. If you've fractured your scaphoid bone, you may ...

This week we are going to leave the leg and move into the upper extremity (arm) to discuss a condition that occurs in the wrist and can be significantly debilitating—the scaphoid fracture. The ...

A man in his mid-20s presents to the emergency department (ED) with left wrist pain. He states that he fell dancing at a concert last night and was hoping it would feel better today, but instead, it ...