Distal radial fracture with scaphoid fracture

Case contributed by David Preston
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

27 year old female horse trainer presents day after fall at track work with a "swollen wrist"

Patient Data

Gender: Female

Transverse distal radial fracture with dorsal angulation and translocation. No intra-articular extension. Transverse fracture through the waist of the scaphoid.

Case Discussion

This series shows the importance of viewing the whole of each image even after an obvious abnormality is found.

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