CARPAL SCAPHOID - RADIOGRAPHIC PATTERN OF DISLOCATION

Plain radiographs help establish the diagnosis and pattern of dislocat ion of the carpal scaphoid. isolated dislocations can be treated with closed reduction, but dislocations in conjunction with axial carpal di sruption must be treated with open reduction to fix the unstable radia l half of the carpus to the stable ulnar half. Two case reports illust rate each type of carpal scaphoid dislocation.