The patient should be re-evaluated about two weeks later, and if findings are still suspicious for a scaphoid fracture, x-rays at that time will usually show the fracture due to changes in the bone at the edge of the fracture. In cases where waiting two weeks in a splint may cause ...
Protection with cast or splint Continue to control pain and edema as needed Increase range of motion (ROM) Incorporate activities of daily living (ADLs) • Continue fingers, elbow, and shoulder exercises as above • At 6 weeks if fracture appears radiographically healed, cast or splint is ...
Depending on the type of surgery you have, you may be placed in a splint for up to 12 weeks after surgery. Your surgeon will X-ray the wrist several times after surgery to make sure that the bones are healing properly. Once the two halves of the scaphoid bone have healed, you can sa...
an X-ray doesn't show a scaphoid fracture right away. In this case, the doctor may recommend a cast or a splint for two to three weeks. After that, you have to revisit your doctor
The degree of this swelling in the scaphoid capsule recess was not dependent on the type of the fracture, and with healing of the fracture the effusion subsided (Fig. 5). lNJURIES OF THE C A R P A L SCAPHOID IN CHILDREN 367 a bc Fig. 9. a) Schematic drawing of a dissection of ...
scaphoid fracturescaphoid nonunionproximale poleHerbert-(mini)-screwcomputed tomographytext>32 patients, aged 16 to 49 years, were treated by osteosynthesis using the Herbert mini screw. The indications were five fractures (type B3, Herbert classification), two delayed unions (type C) and 25 non...