A wide range of hand and wrist injuries occur in today's recreational and elite athletes and
account for 3% to 9% of all sports injuries. The onus is on the physician to discriminate …

According to ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes in 1998, an estimated 188,000 to 226,000 carpal
fractures were treated in emergency rooms across the United States [1]. Although the …

Introduction The long-term effects of a capitate fracture are unknown. The aim of this study
was to assess both clinical and radiological long-term outcomes after a capitate fracture …

We report a patient with nonunion of an isolated fracture of the capitate. A male 17-year-old
high school student directly hit the dorsal aspect of the carpal with the wrist in flexion …

A 6-year-old boy with an isolated fracture of the capitate was presented. First radiograghs at
our clinic revealed an oblique fracture with a displacement of 5 mm on the lateral view …

Careful overview of the literature suggests that isolated carpal bone fractures other than of
the scaphoid are rare. The triquetrum may be an exception, however; it most commonly …

Trans-scaphoid transcapitate (TSTC) perilunate fracture-dislocation (PLFD) is a rare type of
perilunate injury. Because of the rarity and complexity of this entity, initial diagnosis may be …

Isolated fractures of the capitate are very rare which means that their nonunion is even rarer.
Repair techniques have always been performed by open surgery which may result in loss of …

A Case of Pseudarthrosis of the Capitate Page 1 Hand Surgery, Vol. 8, No. 1 (July 2003)
137–140 © World Scientific Publishing Company 137 ORIGINAL ARTICLES Correspondence …

BACKGROUND Isolated capitate fractures are rare carpal fractures. Following high-energy
injuries, capitate fractures are usually associated with other carpal fractures or ligament …