Keywords:
Trauma, Diagnostic procedure, MR, Bones
Authors:
S. Booth1, L. Walker2, S. Basu3; 1Elgin/UK, 2Wigan/UK, 3Wrightington/UK
DOI:
10.26044/essr2019/P-0028
Conclusion
This study demonstrates that patients undergoing MRI scaphoid imaging for trauma can have fractures diagnosed in any region from distal forearm to proximal metacarpals.
Somewhat surprisingly,
investigation for query scaphoid trauma demonstrated injuries relatively distant to the suspected site of concern.
For radiologists this study highlights that a thorough search for a multitude of bony and soft tissue injuries in all areas included in the study is important in order to avoid missing pathology.
For colleagues managing patients directly it provides possible alternate diagnoses which could explain ongoing painful symptoms which are not attributable to scaphoid injury.