title: Diagnostic Approach for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures in Children.
abstract: Scaphoid fractures in children are rare injuries. A complete scaphoid waist fracture in a 13-year-old boy after fall on the extended wrist is reported. Following early diagnosis by MRI, the fracture healed uneventful with conservative treatment. The appropriate diagnostic approach and the advantages of MRI for suspected scaphoid fractures in children are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. Tim.Loegters@uni-duesseldorf.de.|Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany. Tim.Loegters@uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: Tim T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lögters
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Linhart
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Windolf
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schädel-Höpfner
keywords: Children; Diagnosis; MRI; Scaphoid fracture; Skelettaly immature carpus