Diagnostic Approach for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures in Children

Tim T Lögters; Wolfgang Linhart; Dominique Schubert; Joachim Windolf; Michael Schädel-Höpfner

doi:10.1007/s00068-007-7037-1

Diagnostic Approach for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures in Children

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2008 Apr;34(2):131. doi: 10.1007/s00068-007-7037-1. Epub 2007 Jul 17.

Authors

Tim T Lögters^{1

2}, Wolfgang Linhart³, Dominique Schubert⁴, Joachim Windolf³, Michael Schädel-Höpfner³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. Tim.Loegters@uni-duesseldorf.de.
² Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany. Tim.Loegters@uni-duesseldorf.de.
³ Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
⁴ Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany.

PMID: 26815617
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-007-7037-1

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.

Keywords: Children; Diagnosis; MRI; Scaphoid fracture; Skelettaly immature carpus.