Triquetral fracture

Case contributed by Doan Khanh Nghia
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Yesterday evening the patient fell down unintentionally on right wrist. He has pain in the right wrist. The pain is about 6-7/10 and more with moving.

Patient Data

Age: 32
Gender: Male
x-ray

Presence of a small bone fracture at the dorsal aspect of the right wrist, only seen on lateral view.

Case Discussion

Triquetral fracture seen only on lateral view, as it typically the case.

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