X-ray of scaphoid fractures

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Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Planning

Posteroanterior, oblique, lateral and angled posteroanterior projections.[1]

Classification

Types of fracture misalignment:[2]
  • Displacement
  • Angulation
  • Distraction (making bone longer)
  • Impaction or shortening
  • Rotation

Report

When reporting to non-orthopedic doctors who may not know about the limitations of X-ray, emphasize this in the absence of findings, such as:

No visible fracture as far as can be seen by plain radiography.
General notes on fracture reporting

Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.

References

  1. Andrew Murphyand Dr Jeremy Jones. Scaphoid series. Radiopaedia.
  2. . Introduction to Trauma X-ray. Radiology Masterclass. Retrieved on 2018-07-03.