Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1093-1096, July 2010

Trans-Scaphoid Transcapitate Transhamate Fracture of the Wrist: Case Report

Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College and LNJP Hospital, New Delhi, India

Received 13 January 2010; accepted 22 April 2010.

We describe a new pattern of upper limb injury: a combination of fractures of both radius and ulna, with a rare type of trans-scaphoid transcapitate transhamate greater arc injury of the wrist and fractures of metacarpals, managed successfully.

Key words: Trans-scaphoid transcapitate transhamate greater arc injury

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00508-3

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.04.023

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1093-1096, July 2010

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