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Isolated Dorsal Fracture–Dislocation of the Scaphoid: A Case Report

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Correspondence: Kazuki Sato, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5363 3812; fax: +81 3 3353 6597. E-mail: kazuki{at}sc.itc.keio.ac.jp.

This paper reports an isolated dorsal fracture–dislocation of the scaphoid at its waist with the proximal fragment dislocated dorsally. Such a fracture–dislocation is extremely rare. We believe the pathomechanics of this injury to have been a flexion and radial deviation with an axial force on the wrist.

Key Words: scaphoid • dorsal fracture-dislocation • flexion • radial deviation

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 33, No. 3, 311-313 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408087072


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