title: The diagnostic management of suspected scaphoid fracture.
abstract: The role of radiography and bone scintigraphy in the diagnostic management of patients with clinically suspected scaphoid fracture after carpal injury is reviewed. Evidence is provided that bone scintigraphy is indicated in patients with negative initial scaphoid radiographs. A normal bone scan excludes scaphoid fracture, and a positive bone scan sufficiently confirms the presence of clinically relevant scaphoid fracture. Furthermore, this review assesses the possibility on non-invasive additional radiographs, for the diagnosis or exclusion on scaphoid fracture as a means of avoiding bone scintigraphy in patients with negative first-day X-series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tiel-van Buul
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Roolker
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Broekhuizen
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Van Beek
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging