Presentation
Pain on the left wrist. The patient slipped and fell to the ground forcefully with his left hand first. (+) tenderness and swelling, dorsal part of left wrist, (-) open wound.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
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Fracture in the left scaphoid bone with a fat pad sign.
Minimal degenerative changes in the distal radioulnar joint.
Case Discussion
Sometimes, scaphoid fractures do not appear on x-ray in the acute phase due to the edema but become clear after that.