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Glossary Anatomy

scaphoid

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Also known as navicular bone os scaphoideum

The scaphoid is the most frequently fractured carpal bone. It bridges the proximal and distal carpal rows and is critical for normal carpal kinematics. The dorsal ridge of the scaphoid receives the dominant blood supply from branches of the radial artery, with retrograde flow into the proximal pole — an anatomical arrangement that explains the high rate of avascular necrosis after waist and proximal pole fractures.

Articles mentioning this term

  1. FESSH preparation

    Scaphoid fractures: contemporary diagnosis and management

    Scaphoid fracture diagnosis, the SWIFFT evidence, current European practice, and stratified treatment of non-union and SNAC wrist.

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