title: Dorsal triquetrum fracture.
abstract: The patient was a 39-year-old man who self-referred to a physical therapist with a chief complaint of right wrist pain after falling backward onto an outstretched right hand the previous day. Based on the suspicion of a fracture, right wrist radiographs (posterior-to-anterior, lateral, and oblique views) were completed, which revealed a comminuted dorsal triquetrum fracture. The patient was referred to an orthopaedic surgeon who recommended nonoperative management.
authors.affiliation: Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Westrick
authors.forename: Angela R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Diebal
authors.forename: J Parry
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D051221:Triquetrum Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*