Triquetral fracture - pooping duck sign

Case contributed by Yaïr Glick
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fell on his wrist.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male

Dorsal triquetral fracture - "pooping duck" sign.

Triquetral fracture.

Case Discussion

Triquetral fracture from a fall onto the wrist.
The lateral x-ray demonstrates the pooping duck sign, with the fracture fragment representing the "poop" and the scaphoid, the lunate, and the dorsal aspect of the triquetral making up the "duck" itself.

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