Presentation
Fall on out stretched hand. Pain and swelling over the dorsum of the wrist. Fracture?
Patient Data
Age: 34
Gender: Female
From the case:
Triquetral fracture


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Small well demarcated bony fragment with associated soft tissue swelling overlying the dorsum of the wrist.
No distal radius or ulna fracture.
Case Discussion
The typical mechanism of injury and appearances for a triquetral fracture. This is the most common carpal bone fracture.
This is a check area on all trauma wrist films. It is a typical film to appear in the FRCR rapid reporting examination.