Presentation
Recurrent right wrist pain at the lateral aspect increased by flexion.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Intraosseous cyst - scaphoid
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First carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
Incidental node on a well-defined lucent lesion inside the scaphoid bone, indicating a bone cyst.
Case Discussion
The first carpometacarpal joint is the most commonly involved in carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
A scaphoid bone cyst may be an intraosseous ganglion cyst or a simple bone cyst. It carries a risk for pathological fracture.