Management of carpal bone fractures other than the scaphoid: a narrative review
- Author:
Myung Jae OH
1
;
Chi-Hoon OH
;
Jong Woo KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review Article
- From: Archives of hand and microsurgery 2025;30(1):2-14
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: While scaphoid injuries are the most common carpal bone injuries, injuries to other carpal bones also occur frequently, accounting for about 40% of all carpal bone injuries. These non-scaphoid injuries are often complex, typically resulting from high-energy trauma and involving damage to two or more carpal bones or surrounding soft tissues. The carpus is a complex joint with eight carpal bones, making an accurate initial diagnosis challenging in many cases. A missed diagnosis or delayed treatment can lead to complications such as malunion, nonunion, avascular necrosis, and carpal instability. These complications can result in arthritis, neurovascular compression, and tendon rupture, causing chronic pain and functional impairment of the wrist joint. Therefore, careful attention to diagnosis and treatment is essential at the time of injury.
