The initial treatment in known or suspected fractures is immobilization with a splint, elevation to reduce swelling, and ice for comfort if necessary. For that reason, repeat x-rays (and occasionally an MRI or CT scan) are often obtained 7-10 days after the injury in suspicious cases. Even x-rays are not 100% accurate in revealing the fracture, especially in the first week of injury. If there is anything to suggest a serious injury, the wrist should be evaluated by a qualified health care professional including the use of x-ray to examine the bone. Scaphoid fractures are often diagnosed late due to the fact that the pain is not always severe, the swelling is not dramatic, and the bruising is often minimal or absent. People often think that if they can still move their wrist after an injury that no bones are broken. ![]() The main symptoms of a scaphoid fracture are pain and swelling around the wrist. It is a common injury in sports (like football) but can be broken anytime a person falls onto an outstretched hand. Its location between the forearm and the hand combined with its narrow-waisted, peanut shape make it particularly vulnerable to breaking when the wrist is forcibly bent back. The scaphoid is one of the first bones of the base of the hand ( carpal bones) and sits on the end of one of the two forearm bones called the radius. One of the more common bones to break around the wrist is the scaphoid (sometimes called the navicular). ![]() WRIST FRACTURES, HAND FRACTURES, AND FINGER FRACTURE
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