Scaphoid fracture
Diagnosis certain
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Body
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Scaphoid fractures can be notoriously hard to identify on x-ray, if possible at all.
MRI or CT is very useful to identify a fracture of the scaphoid.
MRI will show bone marrow oedema on fluid-sensitive sequences and a hypointense line on T1.
- +<p>Scaphoid fractures can be notoriously hard to identify on x-ray, if possible at all.</p><p>MRI or CT is very useful to identify a fracture of the scaphoid.</p><p>MRI will show bone marrow oedema on fluid-sensitive sequences and a hypointense line on T1.</p>
Presentation
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Fall on hand during football. Swelling of the wrist.
Age
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20.
Gender
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Male.
Status
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Published At
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Diagnostic Certainty
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Systems changed:
- Musculoskeletal
Updates to Study Attributes
Modality
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X-ray.
Findings
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No fracture evident in the scaphoid.
Images Changes:
Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
Perspective
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Frontal.
Image X-ray (Lateral) ( update )
Perspective
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Lateral.
Image X-ray ( update )
Perspective
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Position
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Modality
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MRI.
Findings
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Bone marrow oedema in scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum.
Hypointense line in the proximal pole of the scaphoid bone indicative of a fracture.
Well-corticated cyst in the lunate bone is incidentally noted.
Images Changes:
Image MRI (STIR) ( update )
Perspective
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Coronal.
Specifics
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STIR.
Image MRI (T1) ( update )
Perspective
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Coronal.
Specifics
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T1.
Image 1 MRI (T1) ( create )
Image 2 MRI (STIR) ( create )
Position
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