A scaphoid fracture is one of the most common of wrist injuries, especially among sportsmen and women. The bone is shaped like a cashew nut and connects the thumb to the wrist, acting like a ball ...

Osteopenia was noted with soft tissue swelling over the dorsum of the wrist. No other fractures seen; however, there was evidence of widening between the scaphoid and lunate carpal bones.

No fracture is identified ... Semipronated oblique radiograph of the wrist demonstrates the scaphoid waist and the scaphotrapezial joint. In evaluating standard wrist or hand radiographs, it ...