GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Scaphoid fractures are by far the most common of the carpal fractures, and account for 10 percent of all hand fractures and about 55 percent of all carpal fractures [1, 4-8]. The triquetrum is the second most common carpal fracture, comprising about 21 percent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scaphoid bone is the most fractured carpal bone and is affected in 60% of all carpal bone fractures.

Detailed explanation-3: -The distal radius fracture is one of the most common fractures of the wrist. It usually occurs when people fall on an outstretched hand. A broken wrist is a break or crack in one or more of the bones of your wrist.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scaphoid fractures are almost always caused by catching yourself with outstretched arms after a fall. Car accidents and other traumas can also cause them. You might need surgery to repair your bone. Most people need around three months to recover from a scaphoid fracture.

Detailed explanation-5: -The scaphoid is the largest of the carpal bones in the proximal row and it articulates with five bones – the radius proximally; the lunate medially and the trapezium, trapezoid and capitate distally.