title: Coronal fracture of the scaphoid--a case report and literature review.
abstract: Coronal fracture of the scaphoid is a rare configuration of scaphoid fracture. Only three cases have been found to be reported in English literature. In our case, a 25-year-old man sustained right wrist injury after a fall with an outstretched hand, was suspected of suffering from a scaphoid fracture as shown on the pre-operative plain radiograph. Coronal fracture of the patient's scaphoid was found intra-operatively and was fixed with two headless compression screws in dorsal-to-volar direction. Post-operative outcome was clinically good as patient was symptom-free, and a computed tomography and radiograph showed complete healing of the fracture with no sign of avascular necrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Kenneth Cheuk-Kee
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Yuen-Fai
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Yuen-Lun
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Coronal; Scaphoid Fracture; Wrist Fracture