Diferencia entre revisiones de «Carpal fractures»

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[[File:Carpal bones.png|thumb|Carpal bones]]
[[File:Carpal bones.png|thumb|Carpal bones]]
[[File:Zone_of_Vulnerability.jpg|thumb|Zone of Vulnerability]]
[[File:Zone_of_Vulnerability.jpg|thumb|Zone of Vulnerability]]
*Scaphoid fractures account for 70% of all carpal fractures  
*[[Scaphoid fracture|Scaphoid fractures]] account for 70% of all carpal fractures  
*Ulnar nerve damage associated with fractures of hamate or pisiform  
*Ulnar nerve damage associated with fractures of hamate or pisiform  
*50% of pisiform fracture associated with injury to distal radius or other carpal bone  
*50% of pisiform fracture associated with injury to distal radius or other carpal bone  

Revisión del 01:05 8 jun 2017

Background

Carpal bones
Zone of Vulnerability
  • Scaphoid fractures account for 70% of all carpal fractures
  • Ulnar nerve damage associated with fractures of hamate or pisiform
  • 50% of pisiform fracture associated with injury to distal radius or other carpal bone
  • If bone fragment seen posterior to carpus on lateral, very likely triquetrum fracture

Fracture Types

Carpal fractures

AP view

Evaluation

AP view
Lateral view
  • Evaluate Zone of Vulnerability

See Also

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References