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No history of trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Bipartite scaphoid
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The scaphoid has ossified as two separate segments, each with well defined smooth borders. Alignment of these two segments does appear within normal limits.
From the case:
Bipartite scaphoid
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Two well defined segments of scaphoid with well corticated margins are confirmed with CT.
Case Discussion
Failure of fusion of scaphoid ossification may result in a congenital bipartite scaphoid.
Absence of trauma, equal density and size of both segments and a smooth, rounded well-defined cortex is helpful for diagnosis.
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