title: Trapezium fracture associated with occult fracture of the proximal pole of the scaphoid.
abstract: There has been no case of simultaneous fracture of the trapezium and the proximal pole of the scaphoid. We have treated a case with this combination. The fracture of the proximal pole of the scaphoid was only found on computed tomography imaging. We performed accurate reduction and fixation of both fractures with cannulated headless compression screws in a minimally invasive technique. We obtained rigid initial fixation and good clinical and radiographical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, 4-244 Hamaderafunaocho-higashi, Sakai, 592-8341, Osaka, Japan. m-tohyama@k5.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tohyama
authors.forename: Shigeyoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miya
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051223:Trapezoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome