Simultaneous Bilateral Scaphoid Fractures - A Case Report -

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 1998;3(2):287-290.
Published online January 1, 1998.

Seung Koo Rhee,Suk Whan Song,Yang Kook Chung,Gun Chang

동시발생한 양측성 주상골 골절 - 증례보고 -

이승구,송석환,정양국,장건

Abstract

Fracture of the carpal scaphoid is one of the most common injury occuring in the wrist joint. The most common injury mechanism of the fracture is the forceful dorsiflexion of the wrist joint with a radially deviat ed and out stretched hand on fall down. Occasionally, routine anteropost erior and lateral radiograms of wrist j oint fail to reveal scaphoid fracture, and the scaphoid view t aken with the wrist extension of 30 ¡Æand ulnar deviation of 20 ¡Æis most helpful to detect the hidden fracture. The scaphoids could be injured bilat erally. However, it is very rare and it must be differentiat ed from bipartite scaphoid or bilat eral stress fracture of the scaphoid, especially when the symptoms and signs of frature are not severe. This is a case report of the acute simult aneous bilat eral fractures of the scaphoid which occured in young female patient from a fall down on the stairs.