TY - JOUR
T1 - The diagnostic management of suspected scaphoid fracture
AU - Tiel-van Buul, M. M. C.
AU - Roolker, W.
AU - Broekhuizen, A. H.
AU - van Beek, E. J. R.
PY - 1997/1
Y1 - 1997/1
N2 - The role of radiography and bone scintigraphy in the diagnostic management of patients with clinically suspected scaphoid fracture after carpal injury is reviewed. Evidence is provided that bone scintigraphy is indicated in patients with negative initial scaphoid radiographs. A normal bone scan excludes scaphoid fracture, and a positive bone scan sufficiently confirms the presence of clinically relevant scaphoid fracture. Furthermore, this review assesses the possibility of non-invasive additional radiographs, for the diagnosis or exclusion of scaphoid fracture as a means of avoiding bone scintigraphy in patients with negative first-day X-series.
AB - The role of radiography and bone scintigraphy in the diagnostic management of patients with clinically suspected scaphoid fracture after carpal injury is reviewed. Evidence is provided that bone scintigraphy is indicated in patients with negative initial scaphoid radiographs. A normal bone scan excludes scaphoid fracture, and a positive bone scan sufficiently confirms the presence of clinically relevant scaphoid fracture. Furthermore, this review assesses the possibility of non-invasive additional radiographs, for the diagnosis or exclusion of scaphoid fracture as a means of avoiding bone scintigraphy in patients with negative first-day X-series.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9196618
U2 - 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00127-1
DO - 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00127-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 9196618
SN - 0020-1383
VL - 28
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Injury
JF - Injury
IS - 1
ER -