Fractures and Bone Healing

Common Questions About the Scaphoid Fracture What do you know about scaphoid fracture? This is just one on the numerous sorts of bone breaks that can be had when you have a mishap or fall. Like many other patients who have had fractures before, you would likely have many questions in your head too about what this type of fracture injury. A breakage can happen to any of the bones in your body hence the classification of these fractures is based on where the broken bone lies. What are scaphoid and navicular bones? These are two different names for the same kind of bone. The scaphoid bone refers to the entire wrist joint. Now, the navicular bone is more popularly used to refer to the bone that is found in the foot. Who are the usual victims of this hand fracture? Fractured scaphoid usually happens to adolescents and adults. Scaphoid wrist fracture is the most common type of scaphoid bone fracture. Men are more prone to fractured scaphoid than women. Even if the scaphoid bone...